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• Evaluate the contribution of agricultural
  biodiversity and agro-ecological intensification to the security of
  smallholder livelihoods in response to pest and disease pressure and
  climate variability and change.
• Determine principal economic and social
  drivers for agro-ecological intensification and the use of agricultural
  biodiversity, including key determinants of the policy and market
  environments.
• Assess the impact of Bioversity’s work
  regarding the increased use of agricultural biodiversity in
  commodity-based smallholder production systems on livelihoods, food and
  nutritional security, and gender equity.
• The selected candidate will work with
  diverse partners and stakeholders at the global, national and local levels
  in pursuit of Bioversity’s strategy and research agenda that seeks to
  leverage the use of agricultural biodiversity for sustainable
  intensification of production systems and more resilient livelihoods.

• Develop household typologies according to
  the absolute and relative weight of banana, cocoa and coconut and
  associated agricultural biodiversity in the livelihood strategies of
  diverse smallholder households.
• Assess gender-disaggregated effects of
  using agricultural biodiversity on household asset building, food and
  nutritional security, income generation and resilience to climate change.
• Carry out studies on the economic and
  social drivers for agro-ecological intensification and the use of diverse
  genetic resources in smallholder production systems based on banana, cocoa
  and coconut.
• Collaborate with biophysical and social
  scientists to identify options for agroecological intensification and
  value chain integration through partnerships at the research-development
  interface, in line with smallholder livelihood realities and needs.
• Carry out socio-economic analyses for
  assessing the outcomes and impact of Bioversity’s research on commodity
  genetic resources, productivity and value chains, including the role of
  the international and regional networks Bioversity coordinates.
• Provide backstopping for data collection
  during project implementation to secure data availability for monitoring
  and evaluation as well as ex-post impact assessment.
• Collaborate with other scientists, both
  within Bioversity and other CGIAR Centres and research organizations,
  including pertinent CGIAR Research Programmes (CRPs) and other
  research-for-development platforms and networks.
• Contribute to capacity building for
  livelihoods analysis and ex-ante/ex-post impact assessment through
  collaborative research with national partners.
• Contribute to outcome progress monitoring
  in the Commodity Systems and Genetic Resources Programme and collaborate
  with the Impact Assessment Unit at Bioversity and within relevant CRPs in
  developing and updating concepts and methods for comprehensive impact
  assessment of agricultural research for development.
• Produce scientific publications and other
  impact-oriented products from high quality research and present research
  findings in international and national conferences, symposia and other
  high-level meetings.
• Ensure the timely development of concepts,
  proposals, communications and reports for a range of donors, in close
  collaboration with the ESA office, Programme Leadership and the Resource
  Mobilization Team; take part in meetings and other events with donors and
  potential donors.

• The applicant should hold a PhD in
  agricultural or development economics, geography or related fields, with
  expertise in the area of livelihoods analysis and impact assessment.
• At least five years of research experience
  in socio-economic analysis and impact assessment related to agricultural
  development, particularly in tropical and subtropical countries,
  preferably carried out in an international context.
• Strong background in quantitative analysis
  of household survey data and rigorous design of impact studies, with
  experience in qualitative methods that complement quantitative approaches.
• Familiarity with systems thinking,
  including farming and livelihoods systems and value chain frameworks, with
  experience or interest in gender-responsive research.
• Good Understanding of innovative
  analytical approaches, including network analysis, and platforms for new
  ways of analyzing data.
• A sustained record of scientific
  achievement and innovation including experience with the design and implementation
  of research projects and a demonstrated publication record in relevant
  fields.
• Exhibit commitment to and demonstrated
  track record of working within multi-disciplinary teams and in
  multicultural environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills, including the ability to motivate, catalyze and promote engagement
  through negotiation and consensus-building.
• Excellent English language skills, both
  verbal and written.
• Drive and entrepreneurship to pursue and
  develop new research opportunities.
• Experience in and high personal commitment
  to capacity building through collaborative research with national partners
  and supervision of PhD and MSc/MA students.
• Capacity to integrate findings from
  biophysical and agroecological research, including ecosystem health,
  ecology and plant sciences, with socio-economic aspects of agricultural
  development.
• Experience in partnerships both with
  research and development partners.
• Working knowledge of Spanish and French is
  an advantage.

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