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Job Summary:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a Senior Research Assistant (SRA) for its HarvestChoice team (www.harvestchoice.org) based in the Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD). The successful candidate will work on projects related to agricultural technology, natural resource management and impact evaluation primarily focused on sub-Saharan Africa, and also includes the maintenance and analysis of several important global datasets. Duties will include working with existing legacy applications, database and analysis systems that make extensive use of Visual FoxPro, GAMS, and STATA in addition to ESRI and other GIS software such as IDRISI, GRASS or DIVA.
This position is a one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment located at IFPRI Headquarters in Washington, DC, but will involve travel to the countries in which IFPRI carries out its research.
Essential Duties:
Carryout literature reviews and syntheses
Write research and project reports, under supervision and guidance, and prepare PowerPoint presentations from them, as needed
Manage and process large spatial and tabular datasets and manipulate them in GIS and database software
Perform statistical/econometric data analysis and synthesize results
Document and organize data and analytical results and manage the HarvestChoice data inventory (physical media, data folders, and metadata for web products)
Required Skills:
Masters degree in agricultural or natural resource economics, bioeconomic modeling, quantitative geography, or related fields
Significant experience using analytical software tools, e.g., ESRI or other GIS products, statistical software such as STATA, and some familiarity with programming software such as GAMS.
Please see below for additional required skills.
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Significant experience in managing and manipulating large spatial databases using a DB programming language (eg MySQL, VBA)
Significant experience in handling large Excel sheets and applying formulas
Highly organized approach to work tasks and documentation
Excellent writing and analytical skills
Fluency in oral and written English
Ability to work independently and effectively with colleagues from diverse cultures
Good interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Sound knowledge of agricultural policy, economic development, natural resource and/or international trade issues
Experience in application development in GIS (e.g. ARC Server programming)
Experience with web content management or web application programming
Previous experience working on international development issues and/or extensive knowledge of relevant development issues
Proficiency in one major language other than English
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