Post-doctoral Scientist – Livestock Genetics / Genomics
Nairobi, Kenya
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Scientist – Livestock
Genetics / Genomics to conduct research and build capacity of scientists in the
region.
In particular, the position will
involve technical support and strengthening of the chicken genetics community
of practice (CoP) established under the Africa Bioscience Challenge Fund
capacity building program.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution
with a staff of about 700 and in 2016, an operating budget of about USD83
million. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre, working for a food-secure future.
ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi,
Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other
countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East
Asia.
The Biosciences eastern and central
Africa (BecA) Hub, a shared research and biosciences platform. BecA is an
initiative developed within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development (NEPAD)/African Union African Biosciences Initiative.
It consists of a Hub based on the
ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya and a network of regional nodes and other
affiliated laboratories and organizations throughout the region.
The BecA Hub is a modern, state of
the art biosciences facility, a suite of shared platforms established for
research, capacity building and research related services in support of
Agricultural research scientists from Africa and beyond.
The BecA Hub facilities are world
class, with a range of advanced molecular biology, immunology, diagnostics,
crop research, genomics laboratories and bioinformatics platform all equipped
with an up-to-date suite of specialized bioscience equipment (e.g. Illumina
MiSeq sequencer, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with mass
spectrometer (UHPLC-MS), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and specialized
facilities (e.g. Biosafety level 3 laboratory, plant growth facilities).
The Hub hosts and conducts research
in crop, microbe and livestock areas where new developments in science offer
promise to address previously intractable problems constraining Africa’s
development. Capacity building is a major goal of all activities.
The scope covers agriculture and food
security and their intersections with human health and nutrition, and the
sustainable use of Africa’s natural resources.
Further
information is available at http://hub.africabiosciences.org/
Responsibilities:
·
Execute experiments in
livestock genetics, more specifically chicken, using advanced genomics and
bioinformatics tools
·
Use existing and develop novel
methodologies for the genetic characterization of chicken
·
Interact and plan experiments with
relevant partners and technicians
·
Contribute to building the research
capacity of NARS scientists in BecA countries and beyond
·
Contribute to resource mobilization
efforts at the BecA-ILRI Hub
·
Publish results of research in high
quality peer-reviewed international journals
·
Foster close relationships and
linkages with key institutions to enhance regional livestock (chicken)
biosciences research portfolio and capacity
·
Supervise students and visiting
scientists
Requirements:
·
PhD in a subject directly related to
livestock genomics/genomics
·
At least 3 years highly productive
post-doctoral experience in livestock genetics/genomics
·
Experience with DNA/RNA sequencing
technologies and high volume data analysis is essential
·
Experience in immunology studies is
desired
·
Experience in teamwork/
research-related managerial responsibilities in a multicultural environment
·
Experience in resource mobilization
·
Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills with ability to maintain excellent working relations with
project leaders, scientists and technical staff
·
Strong technical science writing
skills as demonstrated by publications in at least 3 peer-reviewed journals
·
Experience in project partnership
management at national, regional and international levels will be an added
advantage.
Post location: The
position will be based in Nairobi , Kenya
Position level: Post-doctoral level.
Duration: 3
years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance
and continued funding.
Benefits: ILRI
offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical
insurance, life insurance and allowances for: education, housing, home leave,
and annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays.
Applications:
Applicants
should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position,
what they can bring to the role and the names and addresses (including
telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the
candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director,
People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal by CLICKING HERE before 15 January 2017.
The position title and reference
number: PD/BecA/11/2016 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the
online application.
We thank all applicants for their interest
in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted. Those who had applied for the
ILRI does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or
training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’
bank accounts.
To
find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To
find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.
Post-Doctoral Fellow – Cell Biologist
Nairobi, Kenya
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Fellow – Cell Biologist to
undertake in vitro assays aimed at determining the mechanism of tolerance to
infection with T. parva.
These studies will complement the
genomic analyses currently underway and nderstanding the mechanism of tolerance
may reveal new insights into how best to control or prevent East Coast fever.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to
enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation,
principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution
with a staff of about 700 and in 2016, an operating budget of about USD83
million. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre working for a food-secure future.
ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi,
Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other
countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East
Asia.
Responsibilities:
·
Undertake in vitro infection and
proliferation assays of T. parva-infected lymphocytes from tolerant and
susceptible cattle
·
Perform assays to determine the
cytokine responses in tolerant and susceptible cattle
·
Devise and carry out in vitro assays
to validate genes identified as candidates in mediating tolerance
·
Interact with other members of the
group in the research process
·
Publish results as peer-reviewed
articles
·
Contribute to the development of
resource mobilization proposals as appropriate
Requirements:
·
PhD in Biological Sciences
·
Requisite publication record
·
At least 1-3 years Postdoctoral
experience in relevant techniques in cell biology, especially immunoassays,
cell culture and proliferation assays
Post location: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya
Position level: Post-doctoral level
Duration: The position is on a 2 year fixed term contract.
Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package
which includes medical insurance, life insurance and allowances for: education,
housing, home leave, and annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public
holidays.
Applications:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing
their interest in the position, what they can bring to the role and the names
and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our
recruitment portal by CLICKING HERE before 15 January 2016 . The position
title and reference number: PD/CB/12/2016 should be clearly marked on the
subject line of the online application.
We thank all applicants for their
interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Those who had applied for the
ILRI does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or
training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’
bank accounts.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI MSc Fellowship: IFAD Greening Livestock Project
Ref: GF/TZ/12/003
16
Nairobi, Kenya
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit one MSc student for interdisciplinary natural
and social science research under an IFAD-funded project entitled “Greening
livestock: incentive-based climate-smart agriculture interventions for reducing
the climate impact of livestock in East Africa”.
The Project focuses on identifying
the conditions that enable and constrain East African dairy producers in
adopting climate smart agriculture practices.
The current position will categorize
existing livestock production practices in Tanzania, and work towards
developing district-wide estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
livestock as well as identify potential mitigation practices that also improve
dairy production in smallholder systems.
The student is expected to work
within a coherent conceptual and methodological framework, to be developed in
conjunction with ILRI supervisors.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to
enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation,
principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution
with a staff of about 700 and in 2016, an operating budget of about USD83
million. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre, working for a food-secure future.
ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi,
Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other
countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East
Asia.
Background: Dietary changes and growing populations in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) are leading to major increases in demand for livestock products.
In East Africa, livestock is a major
source of rural income and food security. Livestock production provides between
40 and 55% of household incomes and 26% of protein intake in diets. Across East
Africa, livestock production is predominantly managed by smallholder farmers
with dairy representing the most important end-market.
In mixed crop-livestock systems, half
of the agricultural workforce is employed in livestock production; in extensive
dryland livestock systems this figure exceeds 90%. Thus, growth in demand for
livestock products is an important opportunity to improve incomes for
smallholder livestock producers.
In low income countries, such as
those in East Africa, however livestock is a major source of GHG emissions. It
is estimated that livestock-related GHG emissions represent over 80% of total
agriculture emissions and 12% of total anthropogenic emissions.
The increasing growth in demand for
livestock products is an urgent concern as this in turn could result in
increased GHG emissions. Implementing mechanisms to remunerate smallholders to
increase productivity while reducing GHG emissions intensities requires
national policy support and engagement of the private sector.
Currently, the development of Low
Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) is increasingly prioritized by East
African governments and donors, and the livestock sector is a promising target
given their high emissions contributions and vital role in household incomes
and food security.
However, the lack of reliable
estimates on GHG emissions associated to different practices and productivity
levels for different systems is a barrier to the implementation of LEDS.
The Project aims to generate evidence
that can be used by both public or private sector organizations and platforms
to identify appropriate incentive mechanisms and in the implementation, monitoring,
reporting and verification for LEDS that include the livestock sector.
Because of the potential to sequester
carbon and the need to address land degradation in the region, this effort will
be supported by land rehabilitation initiatives and investments in improved
forest management practices.
Scope of the MSc assignment
The MSc student will directly
contribute to Component 1 of the Project entitled “Baseline and identification
of promising Climate Smart Agriculture interventions”.
Component 1 aims to identify viable
interventions to mitigate GHG emissions while also enhancing the productivity
and sustainability of dairy production systems.
The MSc student will contribute to
this by undertaking the following research activities:
·
Categorize the livestock production
systems currently used in Tanzania and using existing emission factors (EF) of
the different systems, estimate the baseline emissions from livestock for the
country.
·
Gather livestock production-related
data (i.e. liveweight gain, milk production etc) to enable better estimation of
year-long energy expenditure and feed reserves.
·
Identification of socially and
economically viable options that take into account the identified barriers to
adoption and estimation of the mitigation value of these options.
Qualifications and skills
The ideal candidate will have:
·
Obtained an honors Bachelor’s degree
in animal production or ruminant nutrition.
·
Enrolled in an accredited MSc program
and be near completion of coursework.
·
Experience in East Africa and/or with
smallholder dairy production systems in developing countries.
·
Strong conceptual skills for
comparative cross-scale political economy research.
·
Familiarity with statistical software
such as SPSS or R.
·
Ability to supervise and train
research assistants and provide necessary quality control.
·
Excellent written and spoken English.
Ability to converse in Kiswahili is also a major asset.
·
Ability to effectively communicate in
a multicultural context, present findings to diverse audiences, and support
facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops.
·
Ability to collaborate with social
scientists in an interdisciplinary team project.
The MSc fellowship offers a one year
stipend and operating budget, but will not cover coursework, university fees,
etc.
The ideal candidate will be able to
develop a full proposal and begin fieldwork by March 2017.
How to apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining
their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names
and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by CLICKING HERE before 15th January 2017.
The position title and reference
number REF: GF/TZ/12/003 16 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the
cover letter.
We thank all applicants for their
interest in working for ILRI.
Due to the volume of applications,
only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or
training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’
bank accounts.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity
employer.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Position: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
seeks to recruit a Consultant who will work as Accountant – General Accounting in Finance Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
General: ILRI
works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food
security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
A member of the CGIAR Consortium
working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya,
a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in
East, West and Southern Africa (Mali, Mozambique and Nigeria) and in South Asia
(India and Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) and East
Asia (China).
Terms of Reference: The following are the deliverables that are expected from
the consultant during the period. In discussion with the consultant
the deliverables will be tied to performance indicators.
This will be then be part of the
agreement and will also be tied with the consultancy fee.
Maintain computerized fixed asset records.
·
Vouches all fixed asset movement
documents for completeness, authenticity & authority. Analyses &
assigns appropriate asset category codes and custodian PFN.
·
Costs, creates & journalizes
fixed asset purchases in to the OCS Asset Register.
·
Journalizes assets disposals &
adjusts fixed asset register.
·
Up-dates fixed asset register for all
transfers made among custodians & assets returned to store.
·
Reconciles monthly asset register
with that of the General Ledger and resolve differences
Process Housing and Mileage charges
·
Vouches the monthly internal billing
documents for completeness and accuracy and resolves irregularities with
concerned Service Units.
·
Assigns appropriate codes and
journalize the transactions.
·
Follow-up the timely receipts of the
accounting returns from the Units to ensures that recharges are processed in
their respective months
Invoicing and follow-up of collections
·
Upon receipt of official request from
Service Units or CCs, prepares invoice for services rendered or reimbursement
expenses incurred by ILRI on behalf of other organizations.
·
Monitors collection of the claims and
provides concerned CCs with receivables status report for further follow-up.
VAT Refund Claim
·
Analyse the VAT sub-ledger and
prepare account schedule.
·
Ensure invoices and cash receipts
from vendors are collected on time and makes ready the VAT refund claim files
for submission to the Inland Revenue Authority together with the copies of the
relevant documents.
·
Submits the claim files to the Inland
Revenue Authority and follows up on outstanding issues.
·
Collects the refund from the
authority and liaises with the National Bank of Ethiopia for cheque clearance.
Process Cost Allocation and Recharges
·
Vouches the monthly internal billing
documents for completeness and accuracy and resolves irregularities with
concerned Service Units.
·
Assigns appropriate codes and
journalize the transactions
·
Follow-up the timely receipts of the
accounting returns from the Units to ensure that recharges are processed in
their respective months.
·
Update the space distribution master
data based on the information obtained from the engineering and facilities
unit.
·
Based on the updated office space
list journalize the transactions for posting.
Minimum Requirement:
Education:
·
BA degree in Accounting
Experience:
·
5 years’ relevant experience working
in a finance related environment.
·
Work experience at least in part in
an international NGO or an international organization
Skills and Knowledge:
·
Good computer skills.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Duration of Contract: 6 months. The Consultant is expected to be present during
the official working hours of ILRI.
Monthly Base Salary: Birr 20,000.00.
Terms of appointment: This is a Consultancy position for a period of six
months.
Applications:
Applicants should provide a cover
letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and
email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the
curriculum vitae.
The position and reference number:
REF: A/47/16 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover
letter.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment
portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com on or before 23 December 2016.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women are
particularly encouraged to apply.
Consultancy – Accountant – Research Finance Unit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Position: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
seeks to recruit a Consultant who will work as Accountant – Research in Finance
Unit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
General: ILRI
works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food
security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
A member of the CGIAR Consortium
working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya,
a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in
East, West and Southern Africa (Mali, Mozambique and Nigeria) and in South Asia
(India and Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) and East
Asia (China).
Terms of Reference: The followings are the deliverables that are expected from
the Consultant during the period. In discussion with the Consultant the
deliverables will be tied to performance indicators. This will be then be
part of the agreement and will also be tied with the consultancy fee.
Disbursements
·
Verify the payments requests received
do have sufficient/appropriate supporting evidence, are mathematically correct,
authentic, comply with policy and procedures.
·
Analyses and assigns appropriate and
applicable account codes, cost center codes, project codes and prepare
transactions for data entry.
·
Inputs transactions into the computer
system from the documents earlier prepared and generating transaction listings,
which serve as payment vouchers for verification, posting and approval.
·
Process payments within 4 working
days after the receipt of the request.
·
Record the completion of the request
in outlook task.
·
Travel and work advance processing
and liquidation
·
Verify the travel authorization
submitted is correct, approved and comply with ILRI travel policy requirements.
·
Prepare advance payments within 4
working days after the receipt of the travel authorization.
·
Analyses staff accounts for the staff
working in the projects assigned to her/him.
·
Process advance liquidation or
expense recording within 5 working days after the receipt of the original
invoices and relevant documents by verifying the supporting documents presented
are appropriate, sufficient and in line with ILRI’s travel policy.
Management of credit suppliers
·
Follow up the collection of invoices
from credit suppliers within 5 working days after the receipt of the goods or
services.
·
Perform matching of the invoice with
the PO and GRN.
·
Follow up processing of payments to
suppliers within the credit period.
Petty cash management
·
Verify the summary and the supporting
documents presented for petty cash replenishment are sufficient and
appropriate.
·
Replenish petty cash within 4 working
days after the receipt of the petty cash summary report and supporting
documents.
·
Conduct periodic petty cash
verification through quarterly cash count and reconciliation.
Custody of unused cheque
·
Acts as a dual custodian of the
Institute’s unused cheque.
·
Countersigns against cheque
withdrawals and deposits into the safe
Minimum Requirement:
Education:
·
BA degree in Accounting
Experience:
·
5 years’ relevant experience working
in a finance related environment.
·
Work experience at least in part in
an international NGO or an international organization
Skills and Knowledge:
·
Good computer skills.
Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Duration of Contract: 3 months
The Consultant is expected to be
present during the official working hours of ILRI.
Monthly Consultancy Fee: Birr 20,000.00.
Terms of appointment: This is a Consultancy position for a period of three
months.
Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum
vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees
who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and
work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae.
The position and reference number:
REF: A/48/16 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.
All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment
portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com on or before 23 December 2016.
To find out more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women are
particularly encouraged to apply.
ILRI MSc Fellowship: IFAD Greening Livestock Project
Ref: GF/TZ/12/004
16
Nairobi, Kenya
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit one MSc student for interdisciplinary natural
and social science research under an IFAD-funded project entitled “Greening
livestock: incentive-based climate-smart agriculture interventions for reducing
the climate impact of livestock in East Africa”.
The Project focuses on identifying
the conditions that enable and constrain East African dairy producers in
adopting climate smart agriculture practices.
The current position will categorize
existing manure management practices in Tanzania using farmer surveys, and work
towards developing district-wide estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
livestock manure as well as identify potential mitigation practices that also
improve dairy production in smallholder systems.
The student is expected to work
within a coherent conceptual and methodological framework, to be developed in
conjunction with ILRI supervisors.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to
enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation,
principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution
with a staff of about 700 and in 2016, an operating budget of about USD83
million. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre, working for a food-secure future.
ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi,
Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other
countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East
Asia.
Background: Dietary changes and growing populations in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) are leading to major increases in demand for livestock products.
In East Africa, livestock is a major
source of rural income and food security. Livestock production provides between
40 and 55% of household incomes and 26% of protein intake in diets. Across East
Africa, livestock production is predominantly managed by smallholder farmers
with dairy representing the most important end-market.
In mixed crop-livestock systems, half
of the agricultural workforce is employed in livestock production; in extensive
dryland livestock systems this figure exceeds 90%.
Thus, growth in demand for livestock
products is an important opportunity to improve incomes for smallholder
livestock producers.
In low income countries, such as
those in East Africa, however livestock is a major source of GHG emissions. It
is estimated that livestock-related GHG emissions represent over 80% of total
agriculture emissions and 12% of total anthropogenic emissions.
The increasing growth in demand for
livestock products is an urgent concern as this in turn could result in
increased GHG emissions. Implementing mechanisms to remunerate smallholders to
increase productivity while reducing GHG emissions intensities requires
national policy support and engagement of the private sector.
Currently, the development of Low
Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) is increasingly prioritized by East
African governments and donors, and the livestock sector is a promising target
given their high emissions contributions and vital role in household incomes
and food security.
However, the lack of reliable
estimates on GHG emissions associated to different practices and productivity
levels for different systems is a barrier to the implementation of LEDS.
The Project aims to generate evidence
that can be used by both public or private sector organizations and platforms
to identify appropriate incentive mechanisms and in the implementation,
monitoring, reporting and verification for LEDS that include the livestock
sector.
Because of the potential to sequester
carbon and the need to address land degradation in the region, this effort will
be supported by land rehabilitation initiatives and investments in improved
forest management practices.
Scope of the MSc assignment
The MSc student will directly
contribute to Component 1 of the Project entitled “Baseline and identification
of promising Climate Smart Agriculture interventions”.
Component 1 aims to identify viable
interventions to mitigate GHG emissions while also enhancing the productivity
and sustainability of dairy production systems.
The MSc student will contribute to
this by undertaking the following research activities:
·
Categorize the manure management
systems currently used in Tanzania and using existing emission factors (EF) of
the different systems, estimate the baseline emissions from manure for the
country.
·
Analysis of smallholder manure
management practices by conducting surveys and focus group discussions, with
emphasis on identifying social, technical, and economic barriers to adoption of
best climate smart practices faced by different types of smallholders.
·
Identification of socially and
economically viable options that take into account the identified barriers to
adoption and estimation of the mitigation value of these options.
Qualifications and skills
The ideal candidate will have:
·
Obtained an honors Bachelor’s degree
in geography, agriculture, natural resource studies or other relevant
biophysical science discipline.
·
Enrolled in an accredited MSc program
and be near completion of coursework.
·
Experience in East Africa and/or with
smallholder dairy production systems in developing countries.
·
Strong conceptual skills for
comparative cross-scale political economy research.
·
Familiarity with statistical software
such as SPSS or R.
·
Ability to supervise and train
research assistants and provide necessary quality control.
·
Excellent written and spoken English.
Ability to converse in Kiswahili is a major asset.
·
Ability to effectively communicate in
a multicultural context, present findings to diverse audiences, and support
facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops.
·
Ability to collaborate with social
scientists in an interdisciplinary team project.
The MSc fellowship offers a one year
stipend and operating budget, but will not cover coursework, university fees,
etc.
The ideal candidate will be able to
develop a full proposal and begin fieldwork by March 2017.
How to apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining
their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names
and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by CLICKING HERE before 15th January 2017.
The position title and reference
number REF: GF/TZ/12004 16 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the
cover letter.
We thank all applicants for their
interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or
training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’
bank accounts.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website
at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity
employer.
