CIAT 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship for African Scientists

CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) works in collaboration with hundreds of partners to help developing countries make farming more competitive, profitable, and resilient through smarter, more sustainable natural resource management. We help policy makers, scientists, and farmers respond to some of the most pressing challenges of our time, including food insecurity and malnutrition, climate change, and environmental degradation.

• Table of Content
• About CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)
• CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Requirements for CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)

CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) works in collaboration with hundreds of partners to help developing countries make farming more competitive, profitable, and resilient through smarter, more sustainable natural resource management. We help policymakers, scientists, and farmers respond to some of the most pressing challenges of our time, including food insecurity and malnutrition, climate change, and environmental degradation. Our global research contributes to several of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and cuts across four key themes: big data, cl... continue reading

CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship

The contract will be for a one-year period, subject to a probation period of three (3) months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources. The Alliance offers a multicultural,
collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits; we believe that the diversity of our staff contributes to excellence. The Alliance is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

Requirements for CIAT Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification

• Advanced degree in Anthropology, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development or related field
• PhD or MSc with minimum 5 years post-MSc experience in related fields
• Thorough knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods in the area of impact assessment and scaling
• Thorough knowledge of experimental design and modern statistical analysis
• Good understanding of smallholder farming systems in the tropics
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and oral, for diverse audiences, knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel as needed

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applicants are invited to visit http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat-jobs to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number FR-2839-Postdoctoral Social Scientist as the position applied for. Applications should be saved as one document using the candidate’s lastname, firstname for ease of sorting.

For more details, visit CIAT website.