EMPLOYMENT: IFPRI Research Fellow, Democratic Republic of Congo Strategy Support Program (Deadline: August 1, 2011)

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow and Leader of its country strategy support program in Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) for a two year, fixed-term, exempt renewable appointment.  The position will be based in Kinshasa, DRC and reports to the Director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division.

The DRC country strategy support program aims to enhance Congolese capacity for evidence-based policymaking in the areas of agriculture and rural development and poverty reduction.  It supports research and capacity strengthening for the implementation of DRC's national and provincial development strategies. It addresses policy effectiveness and coherence within the agricultural sector as well as between the agricultural sector and other sectors key to economic growth and poverty reduction in that country.  Key research and capacity strengthening activities will be carried out with a broad array of agricultural sector stakeholders, including DRC'S Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, other concerned provincial government departments, key Congolese research institutes and universities, and selected private sector and nongovernmental organizations.
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EMPLOYMENT: Post-doctoral researcher, BioDIVA, Institute of Environmental Planning (Deadline: July 25, 2011)

The research group BioDIVA at the Institute of Environmental Planning seeks to appoint a Post-doctoral researcher for the next possible date until January 2014.
BioDIVA is funded by the BMBF within the framework of social-ecological research and research for sustainability (SÖF/ FONA). The research group examines and develops methods for the generation of transformation knowledge to achieve and maintain gender-equitable and sustainable use of biodiversity for rice-farming-systems in Kerala, India.  A strong emphasis is placed on the development and application of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches.
The motivated scientist will analyse complex social-ecological systems, study changes in land use patterns and the effects on agrobiodiversity. The position is open to develop methodological approaches (i.e. models, scenarios etc.) to operationalise and synthesise in a participatory manner the economic, ecologic and social dimensions of sustainable development.
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VACANCY: CIFOR Representative for its Eastern and Southern Africa Region

CIFOR is looking for a CIFOR Representative for its Eastern and Southern Africa Region

The CIFOR Representative in Eastern and Southern Africa will facilitate the efficient and effective implementation of CIFOR's global programme at the regional level. The Representative will work closely with the research division,  our technical and administrative support divisions and their counterparts at other CGIAR centres and partner organisations to ensure integration and coordination of all collaborative activities in the region.

The Representative will take the lead in developing and maintaining the Center's relationships with donors, partners and other stakeholders in the region. The Representative will help mobilise financial resources from Africa-specific funding sources, in coordination with staff based at headquarters and elsewhere in Africa.

Principal accountabilities

• Strategic issues
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of our strategy in ESA
• Provide strategic advice to other directors and research leaders on opportunities and risks specific to the region
• Support directors and research leaders to develop compelling research proposals, identify the human and financial resources needed to deliver the identified research outcomes and establish the partnerships needed to deliver ultimate impacts

Representation

• Maintain and further develop high-level relationships with a diversity of partners and stakeholders, including national governments, multilateral and regional organisations, donor agencies, nongovernmental organisations, research institutes and other partners and stakeholders in the region
• Provide support to the coordination and collaboration with other CGIAR centres working in Africa, and in particular, with the World Agroforestry Centre under the rubric of the CGIAR Research Program  on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
• In collaboration with the Information Services Group, ensure that CIFOR communications are effectively conveyed to target audiences in the region

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VACANCY: Interdisciplinary Scientist at ICRAF-CATIE

ICRAF and CATIE have created a new position for an ICRAF scientist to be based at CATIE to forge closer links amongst the two institutions through the development of joint agroforestry research. The position involves the following overall remit and specific tasks.

The overall remit is to lead the development and implementation of a coherent joint agroforestry research programme that realises opportunities from the complementarity of ICRAF and CATIE as institutions. This will be done in liaison with ICRAF Global Research Project leaders, the ICRAF Amazon Co-ordinator, the Research Director at CATIE and other scientists at CATIE and ICRAF, There are three main goals of the position

Duedate: 15^th April 2011

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Vacancy: Data Management Assistant

OPEN POSITION AT ICRAF – MVP (Milleneum Village Project) KISUMU

Responsible for:

• Compilation, entry and analysis of data

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Vacancy: Director of Global Maize Program

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is seeking applications from outstanding, visionary, and highly-effective scientific leaders for the position of Director of a dynamic multidisciplinary team of scientists. The CIMMYT Global Maize Program (GMP) is challenged to provide solutions that will contribute to doubling maize yields in the developing world by 2050 under conditions of increasing scarcity of natural resources, impacts of climate change and consumer demand. The GMP is the foremost public provider of improved tropical maize germplasm and associated knowledge and information targeted to resource-poor farmers in the developing world, with a principal focus on developing stress tolerant and nutritionally enhanced maize. The program includes over 30 internationally recruited scientists and 150 research support staff posted in Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, and Zimbabwe. Research disciplines include genetics, molecular and field-oriented breeding, physiology, entomology, pathology, nutritional quality, and seed systems...

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VACANCY: Assistant Professor Conjunctive Water Management and Conflicts

The prospective candidate will develop teaching inputs in MSc and BSc level courses as indicated in the further particulars for the post, and supervise PhD, MSc and BSc theses and student internships.

The successful applicant will further develop research in this field and develop comparative research with case experiences in (one or more) other continents.

Externally funded projects are to be developed focused on expanding IWE’s research and capacity-building networks in South Asia.

Requirements

VACANCY: Director of PLAAS / Chair of Development Management

The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is located in the School of Government within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, and is an internationally recognized centre of excellence. The Director occupies a Chair in Development Management within the School of Government.

Applications are invited for the post of Director/Chair, beginning on 1st January 2010. The Director/Chair will provide overall strategic management of PLAAS, supervise Senior Researchers and senior administrators, raise funds for core functions, work closely with finance staff in managing the Institute’s finances, report to donors and maintain good relations with them, ensure a high public profile for PLAAS, and represent PLAAS on university and non-academic bodies. In addition, the Director/Chair will actively pursue his/her own research and publications agenda, lead PLAAS’ policy engagement activities, teach on the post-graduate teaching programme, and supervise MPhil and Doctoral students. The incumbent will provide strong intellectual leadership for the Institute, and work closely with a recently funded DST/NRF Research Chair in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies.

The successful candidate will have:

Vacancy: Research Area Director for LAC

CIAT is seeking applications for the newly created position of Research Area Director—Latin America and the Caribbean. The position will be based at CIAT headquarters (Cali, Colombia) under the Principal Manager Category and reports to the Director General. The LAC Research Area includes the following Programs: Decision and Policy Analysis, Amazon Ecoregional Program, Tropical Fruits, and the Agronatura Science Park which includes a CIAT Foundation (FundaCIAT) that is currently being established and which will provide the ground to achieve development impact in LAC... further info

OPEN VACANCIES FOR WILDLIFE PROTECTION UNIT

Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) mencari calon yang memenuhi syarat untuk posisi Asisten Peneliti Lapangan dan Ketua Unit (Kanit) untuk bergabung dengan tim Wildlife Protection Unit (WPU) di Jambi , Indonesia . Posisi: Asisten Peneliti Lapangan (2 Posisi) 1. Keterangan posisi Asisten Peneliti Lapangan akan bertugas sebagai petugas lapangan yang akan mengumpulkan data dari lapangan untuk WPU. Aktivitas: Mengambil data satwa dan habitat yang ditemukan di lapangan. Membuat database dari survey lapangan. Membuat laporan dari survey lapangan. Mendampingi peneliti apabila diperlukan. 2. Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab

• Bekerja dengan unit WPU melakukan survey di lapangan selama 20 hari per bulan.
• Mengambil data satwa menggunakan metode transect line
• Mengumpulkan dan merangkum semua data yang diambil di lapangan.
• Memasang dan memeriksa camera trap untuk survey di lapangan.
• Menjaga camera trap dalam kondisi baik.
• Mengumpulkan informasi dan data dari laporan sesuai dengan kebutuhan WPU - FZS.

Posisi: Ketua Unit/Kanit (2 Posisi) 1. Keterangan posisi Kanit WPU bertugas sebagai kepala unit WPU yang terdiri dari 4 orang per unit. Tugas unit ini adalah melakukan patroli jalan kaki di zona penyangga Taman Nasional Bukit Tigapuluh (TNBT) dan di sekitar Stasiun Reintroduksi Orangutan Sumatra. Aktivitas: Patroli berjalan kaki. Mengambil data satwa dan kegiatan ilegal dari lapangan. Membuat laporan patroli. Melakukan survei apabila diperlukan. Membantu pemindahan Orangutan ke daerah yang ditunjuk. 2. Tugas dan Tanggung Jawab

• Memimpin unit WPU melakukan patroli jalan kaki di wilayah patroli
• Melakukan briefing dan debriefing dengan Field Office Manager
• Menulis laporan patroli
• Mengatur dan bertanggung jawab untuk semua logistik dan peralatan unit patroli
• Mencari tanda-tanda dan sarang Orangutan di sekitar wilayah patroli
• Membantu pelepasan dan pemindahan Orangutan.
• Membantu survei satwa apabila diperlukan
• Mencari dan mengumpulkan informasi tentang satwa dan aktivitas ilegal di wilayah patroli

Persyaratan Umum

• Sarjana biologi, kehutanan atau setara dengan pengalaman yang relevan
• Senang bekerja di alam terbuka
• Mampu bekerja di bawah tekanan dengan pengawasan minimum
• Mampu beradaptasi dan bekerja sama dengan masyarakat lokal.
• Memahami isu-isu konservasi
• Mampu menulis laporan.
• Mampu mengoperasikan komputer, MS Office
• Berkepribadian menarik dan memiliki kemampuan komunikasi yang mumpuni.
• Berjiwa pemimpin dan mampu bekerja dalam tim

Riwayat Hidup, surat lamaran dan surat rekomendasi harus dikirim ke upi_helpadari@ yahoo.com. Silakan mengisi 'subyek' kolom dari e-mail dalam format ini: nama posisi <...> - nama <... >. Lowongan ini ditutup pada tanggal 19 September, 2009. (Hanya pelamar yang memenuhi syarat akan dipanggil).

Research Officer, REDD and Governance Forests and Governance Programme

Research Officer, REDD and Governance Forests and Governance Programme 
(Based in Bogor, Indonesia) 

Programme. 
Two of CIFOR’s six strategic research domains are: Enhancing the role of forests in climate mitigation and Enhancing the role of forests in adaptation to climate change. The Forests and Governance Programme contributes to each of these strategic research domains. The Research Officer will be part of a governance/climate team and will support the scientists in the governance programme. He/she will perform a variety of tasks, as needed and directed.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Senior Scientists

Headquartered in Bogor, Indonesia with offices in Africa and South America, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a leading international forestry research organization established in response to global concerns about the social, environmental, and economic consequences of forest loss and degradation. CIFOR is dedicated to developing policies and technologies for sustainable use and management of forest products and services, and for enhancing the well being of people in developing countries who rely on tropical forests. CIFOR works in over 30 countries worldwide and has links with researchers in 50 international, regional and national organizations. CIFOR is a member of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research).

CIFOR is looking for creative and visionary candidates to join its Research Team as Senior Scientists. The Scientists, who will work closely with other CIFOR research programmes, will help facilitate and identify strategic opportunities in the fields of forests and livelihoods, and/or environmental services. The Scientists will undertake research, develop and maintain functional partnerships, support capacity-building initiatives, and assist in developing and maintaining donor relations. They will be supportive of staff development, and will encourage continuous improvement and learning. Each position reports to the Director of respective Programme.

(a) Senior Scientists – Climate Change (2 positions). Each Scientist will be attached to one of CIFOR’s Research Programme: Forests and Governance Programme and Forests and Livelihoods Programme. The Scientists will contribute to CIFOR’s Climate Change and Forests Initiative

(b) Senior Scientist – Forests and Livelihoods (1 position). The Scientists will be attached to the Forests and Livelihoods Programme. The research focus could be on any of the topics covered in the program (conservation and development outcomes; forests and human well being; forest industry and local livelihoods).

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in an appropriate discipline, experienced in collaborative research. Have global track record as researcher with knowledge of forest, livelihoods and/or climate change issues. The Scientist will have excellent team leadership, facilitation and organizational skills. The candidate has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experienced in working with and/or has led multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary research teams. She or he will have a strong publications record, proven fund-raising record and substantial proposal-writing experience. Fluency in English is required; proficiency in other international languages is desirable.

Terms of Employment:

• CIFOR offers an internationally competitive salary and expatriated benefits package including housing, transportation, home leave, education support and comprehensive healthcare.
• The positions are based in Bogor, Indonesia and extensive international travel is required.
• Commencing in 2008.

Application Process:

Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Consideration of external and internal applicants has just begun. Interviews will be held in Bogor, Indonesia.

All applications will be acknowledged, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All correspondence will be held in confidence. Letter of interest and CV should be sent to:

Human Resources Department, CIFOR E-mail: cifor-hr@cgiar.org

(Please indicate the position in the email subject line)

The above announcement is posted on CIFOR web site To learn more about CIFOR and living in Indonesia, visit our web site at:http://www.cifor.cgiar.org