Position Announcement - Systems Analyst News / Veterinary employment opportunities Posted by JimEdwards on Feb 10, 2008 - 07:00 PM |
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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, is in the process of recruiting a Systems Analyst. Applicants should send a cover letter expressing their interest, detailed CV, names and contact details (Telephone, E-mail) of three professional referees to the ILRI Human Resources Office, e-mail: recruit-ilri@cgiar.org [1] POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEMS ANALYST TARGETING INNOVATIONS THEME REF: SA/T1/02/2008 General: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) helps reduce poverty, hunger and environmental degradation by enhancing animal agriculture in developing countries, working in partnership with organisations in developing countries. ILRIs headquarters is in Nairobi, Kenya, with a second principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The position: ILRI seeks to recruit a Systems Analyst to provide inputs in a range of cross-cutting multidisciplinary ILRI projects studying drivers of systems change, climate change and adaptation, niches for food/feed crops in mixed systems (ruminants and monogastrics), global feed resources assessments, intensification options and trade-offs in mixed crop livestock systems, land use and maintenance of ecosystems functions, livelihoods and animal genetic resources and others. This position is primarily for a biophysical systems analyst that will work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of agricultural economists, spatial analyst, geographers, livestock and environmental scientists, as well as other systems analysts. Within this framework the main duties for this position are: Provide leadership in gathering, preparing, analyzing, and interpreting relevant data pertaining to household decision-making in order to inform technology development and ensure the sustainability of mixed crop/livestock and pastoral systems Investigate through household modeling, simulation, scenario and sensitivity analysis, the impacts of drivers of systems change on household options and the robustness of the results in specific livestock system contexts Apply a range of policy relevant decision support tools to identify and evaluate the ex-ante impact and trade-offs of alternative intervention options on agro-ecosystems functions and livelihoods at the household level Contribute to aggregating household responses to higher levels of scale such as community, watershed, or to markets Supervise research support staff working on systems analysis Contribute to institute wide and theme research planning and implementation Contribute to dissemination of research results, partnerships, and resource mobilization efforts in the Theme. Provide specific inputs on request of her supervisor Location: ILRI campus in Nairobi or Addis Ababa. The successful candidate will have among others: A Ph.D. in Agriculture, natural resource management, or associated disciplines, with training in Systems analysis, natural resource management, agriculture At least 5 years experience working in small holder agricultural systems in tropical countries Excellent knowledge of the dynamics of smallholder production systems in the tropics; knowledge of bio-physical constraints in mixed crop/livestock and pastoral systems in the tropics and household level bio-economic modeling and impact assessment skills Good knowledge of the key drivers of change in agricultural production systems Ability to integrate information at different scales: from farm household to regional and continental Proven ability to synthesize scientific information and write scientific publications for different audiences Proven ability to work in multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary teams and share ideas and information Flexibility and creativity to deal with multiple projects in diverse settings around the World Ability to mobilize financial resources as part of a team Basic knowledge of spatial analysis and innovation systems for technology dissemination desirable Terms of appointment: Initial appointment is for three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive remuneration package paid in US dollars. Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing their interest, detailed CV, names and contact details (Telephone, E-mail) of three professional referees to the Human Resources Office, e-mail: recruit-ilri@cgiar.org [2] by 31st March 2008. The title and reference number of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the application. To find out more about ILRI, visit our website at http://www.ilri.org [3]. ILRI is an equal opportunity employer and is keen to further diversify its staff in terms of both gender and nationality. Qualified women and professionals from developing countries are particularly encouraged to apply. |
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This article is from World Veterinary Association http://worldvet.org/ The URL for this story is: http://worldvet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4014 Links in this article [1] recruit-ilri@cgiar.org [2] recruit-ilri@cgiar.org [3] http://www.ilri.org |