Job Description

Job Description:

• Contributes to drafts of research and policy documents for the Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security, and Agriculture.
• Collaborates with team members to perform desk research as inputs to innovation cases and literature reviews, and integrates edits to existing drafts.
• Under limited direction, performs complex lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
• Collects, records and analyzes data.
• Conducts literature reviews.
• Participates in writing reports and manuscripts.
• Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature reviews. Assists with preparation of reports, manuscripts and other documents.
• Installs, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Advanced degree (Masters or higher) in a related field such as evaluation, economics, public policy, political science, sociology, or another social science related to monitoring and evaluation.

Experience:

• Synthesize complex research findings and summarize them for a non-technical policy audience.
• Background in agriculture or climate change policy in low- and middle-income countries.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Stay organized on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Curiosity and interest in agriculture, climate change, and food security.
• Careful understanding of economic incentives and creatively apply economic principles to policy challenges.

Working Conditions

• Some domestic and international travel may be required on short notice.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)
• References Contact Information (3)(required)
• Writing sample, preferably for a policy audience (required)

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