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International Potato Center Senior Research Associate Peru CIP Jobs 2024

International Potato Center looking for “Senior Research Associate ”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 14-Jul-24.

The International Potato Center has published a job vacancy announcement on 07/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Senior Research Associate to be based in , Peru. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org

Company Name: International Potato Center

Job Title: Senior Research Associate

Duty Station: , Peru

Country: Peru

Application Deadline: 14-Jul-24

Responsibilities:

•        Contribute to the implementation of the ID research projects in close coordination with the MDD scientist, Wyss Academy professors and ID project leads.
•        Supervise and support, when needed, research activities (including fieldwork), including but not limited to quantitative data collection and analysis, literature research and synthesis, secondary data collection, household interviews and surveys.
•        Support in the conceptualization of the research project, data collection and analysis, dissemination of results (e.g. conferences, publications, workshops), and preparation of outputs.
•        Contribute to coordinating engagement processes with local stakeholders, particularly indigenous peoples’ organisations (e.g. multistakeholder workshops, learning events, mentorship of indigenous researchers).
•        Elaborate internal documents with preliminary results for discussion with the Hub and research teams.
•        Actively participate in the generation of scientific/academic and outreach products (i.e., scientific articles, executive summaries, policy briefs).
•        Comply with applicable health and safety CIP policies and procedures.

Requirements:

What are we looking for?

•        Master degree in social/anthropological sciences or related fields.
•        At least 6 years of working experience in applied research for development or conservation. (Required)
•        Experience in qualitative methods such as interview, focus group discussions. (Required)
•        Proven experience in using mixed data collection methods and analysing both qualitative and quantitative data.
•        Prior experience and knowledge in/of tropical landscapes and working with indigenous peoples.
•        Desired experience with participatory methods and stakeholder engagement processes (e.g. organizing and facilitating multistakeholder workshops, engagement with indigenous peoples’ organizations).
•        Desired skills in scientific writing.
•        Good communication skills in Spanish and English (advanced level).