International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT) seeks to employ a Research Associate – Tropical Forages

February 2, 2022

Job Description

About the position

The Research Associate – Tropical Forages will contribute to different projects and initiatives related to livestock, the environment, and tropical forages in East, Central and Southern Africa. He/she will contribute to multi-disciplinary projects on sustainable forage-based livestock production and be responsible for data collection and management, ex-ante modelling, training and output reporting.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

Design data collection forms (Excel, ODK)
Collect and collate primary and secondary data (through field measurements, surveys, FGDs, expert interviews)
Design, populate and manage databases with household, feed, and environmental data (Excel, Access, MySQL)
Maintain, improve and document existing ex-ante impact assessment tools (Excel and R programming)
Train partners in the use of data collection and ex-ante impact assessment tools
Independently analyze and model quantitative data using various household, livestock, crop and soil models
Document data analysis and modelling outputs in research reports and research papers

Requirements

Requirements

Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Livestock Production, Natural Resource Management or other relevant field, with a focus and/or proven interest in rural development and sustainable food systems.
At least two (2) years of relevant work experience in a closely related field
Key strength in data collection and management
Experience in designing survey tools in ICT based software such as Survey CTO or ODK
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Power Point and Excel.
Experience with STATA, R or other analytical software
Very good command of English, Kiswahili is an added advantage
Experience in writing scientific articles will be an added advantage
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision, but also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties
Possess excellent analytical skills, respect for confidentiality and high level of integrity
Good communication skills with a positive attitude and a strong service orientation
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.