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19 February, 2008
Doctoral student position for
agricultural economist
The Department
of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of the Georg-August-University
of Goettingen (Germany) has an opening for a doctoral student to work
full-time in a project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and lead by the International Institute
of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Drs. Dubois and Coyne), entitled: “Banana
tissue culture: community dissemination pathways for delivery of high
quality planting material to create markets for African farmers”. This
project relates to the economics of banana high-value agricultural supply
chains in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The positions are funded for a
period of three years, with a starting date in April 2008 (or somewhat
later).
The student will work under the
guidance of Professor M. Qaim. The student will work closely with
national, regional and international partners, policy bodies, farmer
groups and private enterprises, and the research will involve collection
of primary farm survey data in selected study countries. Students
will participate in the International PhD Program for Agricultural
Sciences in Goettingen (IPAG).
The candidate will be required to
study in Gemany at the beginning of their Ph.D., with extensive field work
in the three target countries during year 2 and year 3.
Essential
requirements:
- Outstanding
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in agricultural economics (or related
discipline)
- Experience
with quantitative economic techniques
- Strong and
proven statistical skills
- Willingness
and capacity to travel frequently in the target countries
- Excellent
command of the English language
- Full-time
available May, 2008
- proven
interest in rural development policy issues
- Excellent
computer skills
Desired requirements:
Applications
should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, academic certificates and
transcripts, an executive summary of the Master’s thesis, and names and
e-mail addresses of two references. The documents should be E-mailed until
12 March 2008 to Sylvia Schmidt (sschmid7@gwdg.de).
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