Reports to: The Principal Agricultural Market Economist
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Main purpose of position
The role of the consultant in applied economics is to contribute to the development, management, analysis, and reporting of research activities on different applied economics research themes. The consultant will play an important role in automating data collection, wrangling, analysis, and reporting. The consultant is expected to have a solid background in farm household level data analysis using Stata, and R or Python as well as an understanding of advanced econometrics. He/she will have a collaborative and inclusive approach and a track record in data analysis and report writing.
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR. ICARDA\u2019s mission is to reduce poverty, enhance food, water, and nutritional security, as well as environmental health in the face of global challenges including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development and capacity development that take into account gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas. ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organization, other CGIAR Research Centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. For more information: www.icarda.org
All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (\u201cOne CGIAR\u2019\u201d) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure, and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.
Requirements
Benefits
This is a nationally recruited consultant position open to Moroccan nationals for which ICARDA will offer a one-year consultancy contract on a full-time basis. The first 6 months will be a probationary period.
The incumbent will be provided with a monthly honorarium.
ICARDA is committed to increasing women representation in its workforce and strongly encourages applications from women.
Applications will be acknowledged, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This vacancy is archived.