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The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Agricultural Economist to support its project/research activities in potato and sweetpotato in Sub—Sahara Africa (SSA) region.The Center: CIP is a not—for-profit international agricultural research organization with a global mandate to conduct research on genetic resources of potatoes, sweetpotato, and other Andean roots and tubers, crop genetic enhancement and improvement, integrated crop management and sustainable management of natural resources.The position will based in the CIP country office in Kampala, Uganda, but will involve supporting CIP activities in SSA countries.The Research Associate will support the implementation and impact assessment of CIP project activities in the SSA in, among others: carrying out monitoring and evaluation; designing and implementing household and market surveys; entry, cleaning and analysis of large socioeconomic datasets; reviewing literature; and drafting scientific reports, conference papers, journal articles and policy briefs.M.Sc. degree in economics, agricultural economics or applied economicswith strong quantitative skills (i.e., mathematics, econometrics, and statistics), research methods; fluency in CS Pro, SPSS, and STATA; excellent teamwork, supervision, oral and writing skills; and ability to work in multicultural/multidisciplinary environments.At least two years of demonstrated work experience in similar positions and experience in: value chain analysis; · conducting monitoring and evaluation; · designing household and market surveys; · coordinating and supervising data collection under different socio-cultural environments; · analysis of complex single and panel datasets in SPSS and/or STATA); · and preparation of scientific reports and papers (as evidenced by publications).The employment will be for a two—year term (with 3-month probation), renewable contingent upon individual performance and funding.Apply by email, sending a letter of motivation, detailed C.V., copies of relevantcertificates, and contacts of three referees to cip-nbo@cgiar.org copied to m.ameru@cgiar.org on or before June 06, 2014. The position title “Research Associate - Agricultural Economist” should be clearly markedon the subject line of the email message. Interviews will begin in mid June 2014. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.You can learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http:[[www.cipotato.org.CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
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