The Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Senior Research Assistant (SRA)/Research Analyst (RA). This is a full time one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. This position is based at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC. A successful candidate will provide research support to mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) studies on natural resource management (NRM), with a particular focus on gender and institutional issues. The SRA/RA would also play a critical role in communications and capacity building to apply research findings to policy and practice, and assist others to understand the implications of the research.
15 Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD Positions
Overview On behalf of the WEGO-ITN, The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam is pleased to announce the recruitment of 15 Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) PhD positions (Early Stage Researchers). WEGO-ITN’s consortium is made up of scholar-activists working on feminist political ecology from ten institutions in five European Union countries: Germany, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands […]
EMPLOYMENT:Senior Land Rights Researcher at IIED
The purpose of this role will be to develop and manage action research programmes that will strengthen local rights and promote sustainable development in the governance of land and investment. The role will include leading the design, implementation and monitoring of policy-orientated action-research and conducting collaborative research with colleagues and/or partner organisations in low- and […]
EMPLOYMENT: Consultant on Land Rights at UNCCD
Insecure land tenure and rights to natural resources stands as a formidable barrier to the achievement of the land degradation neutrality target. Furthermore, it put at risk the living conditions of the most vulnerable populations in areas affected by desertification, land degradation and drought. Under the overall supervision of the UNCCD CSO panel and the […]
EMPLOYMENT: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Food Systems, Sustainability, and Climate change
The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University seeks internationally recognized leaders as candidates for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in food systems, sustainability, and climate change. The rank will commensurate with experience and accomplishments. Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in a […]
CALL FOR NOMINEES: Land Portal Board Members
The Land Portal was set up in 2009 as a partnership project dedicated to supporting the efforts of the rural poor to gain equitable access to land by addressing a fragmentation of information resources on land, which makes it difficult and often prohibitively expensive to draw together reliable evidence in support of programs, advocacy campaigns or policy […]
EMPLOYMENT: Open-Rank Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at Northeastern University
The Department of Political Science and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University invite applications to fill one or more open-rank tenure-track faculty positions to begin in the fall of 2017. The Department seeks candidates with a record of excellence in research and teaching in the fields of comparative politics or public […]
EMPLOYMENT: Lecturer in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
National University of Ireland, Galway is seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Applications are invited for a fixed-term appointment as Lecturer Below the Bar (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security). The Lecturer will have primary responsibilities for coordinating, lecturing, supervising research and driving growth, impact and international reputation […]
EMPLOYMENT: Executive Director, The International Land And Forest Tenure Facility
The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility (“The Tenure Facility”) is a unique new institution that provides financial support to major projects designed to advance land and forest tenure security and the rights and livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP/LC). It is responsive to the growing global land and forest tenure crisis that often […]
CALL FOR NOMINEES: Inviting Nominations For CIFOR Board Members
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) would like to invite nominations for election as potential Board members. In order to maintain a sufficiently broad perspective in policymaking, CIFOR strive for diversity and balance in the Board composition. Approximately half of the members shall be drawn from developing countries, including the host country, and half […]