*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
for sustainable production intensification
Dear Subscribers,
Please see attached a vacancy announcement from CIMMYT for a position of
Applied Socio-economist to be based in Bangladesh.
*Amir Kassam
Moderator*
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*From:* Flores, Guillermo (CIMMYT)
*Sent:* 07 June 2013 19:04
*Subject:* Vacancy Announcement: Applied Socio-economist / IRS position to
be based in Bangladesh... (Ref. 12317)****
*International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)*
*Texcoco, State of Mexico*
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Applied Socio-economist****
Post-Doctoral Fellow for Bangladesh / CSISA-MI****
(IRS position to be based in Bangladesh)****
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We are seeking an experienced and resourceful Applied Socio-economist to
join a new USAID-funded agricultural R4D project focused on efficient
surface water irrigation, scale-appropriate mechanization, and conservation
agriculture, to sustainably intensify cropping systems in Southern
Bangladesh. The five-year, > $12 million project activities are being
implemented in collaboration with International Development Enterprises
(iDE), and will integrate and build upon synergies created with the already
operational Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh
project. ****
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The selected candidate will be based at CIMMYT Dhaka Office, Bangladesh,
but will travel frequently; including to other regions where CIMMYT is
involved is similar projects (Africa, Mexico, Bangladesh, India, Nepal).
Travel to the field in Bangladesh will be frequent.****
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*Specific duties of this position include:*
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Assess the prospects and potential enhancements to sustainably intensify
agricultural production in Southern-Bangladesh through surface water
irrigation supplied by local service providers; Assess and enhance options
for efficient and resource-conserving agricultural mechanization provided
by local service providers; Identify and strengthen new models for public
and private partnerships for effective irrigation and mechanization service
provider markets and associated capacity building; Build an exciting
research-for-development portfolio around the above three intervention
areas, including targeting options and tools; technological and
institutional innovations; business models and development strategies;
empirical evidence particularly in relation to adaptation, adoption and
impact; practical recommendations and rigorous documentation; Assist the
project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) team by providing advice on rapid
monitoring, surveying, and interpretation of results; Contribute to project
reports to USAID and other partners, with an emphasis on M&E; Provide
support for project monitoring and evaluation; Publish findings in
international peer reviewed journals; Assist project and CIMMYT-Bangladesh
management in any other matters as and when required. ****
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*Contact:***
Guillermo Flores, [log in to unmask] ****
Human Resources/CIMMYT****
Reference Number: *12317*
Deadline: *Friday, 5 July, 2013*
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*Announcement:*
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We would greatly appreciate your assistance in bringing this announcement
to the attention of qualified candidates.****
If you or the candidate needed more information on the position, please
contact the Human Resources Department to Guillermo Flores
[log in to unmask],****
*Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.*
*CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in
gender and nationality**.*****
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