Friday, September 30, 2011
This Week’s Posts
EMPLOYMENT: CCAFS Research Facilitator (Science Officer) Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation. The program’s research on mitigation aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods and meet future food needs in ways that also reduce the impact of agriculture on the climate and are environmentally sustainable. Deadline: October 6, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: IFPRI Postdoctoral Fellow focused on Water Policies. IFPRI seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Postdoctoral Fellow in its Environment and Production Technology Division. The candidate will work on water policies as they relate to food production in IFPRI’s water research group. Deadline: October 28, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations. A six-month fellowship is available for a female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing nation, whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. Deadline: November 1, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: Beckman Institute Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Initiative. The Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois offers a three-year, $52,000/year post-doctoral fellowship intended for recent Ph.D.s or students in their final year of doctoral study with research interests relevant to the Beckman Institute. Deadline: November 28, 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas. The International Scientific Conference on "Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas" will be held at Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany on 16-18 April 2012. Deadline: November 1, 2011
SCHOLARSHIP: PhD Programme in Agrobiodiversity, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. The program is aimed at the enhancement of human resource capacities in the use and management of genetic variation in agricultural and natural systems. Deadline: October 10, 2011
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Governance Research in Africa. Global Integrity is embarking on a five-year collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to generate original data on a range of governance issues across all 54 African countries. Deadline: October 15, 2011
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Agricultural Transformation by Innovation (AgTraIn). AgTraIn is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Programme offered by a consortium of internationally recognised European universities. Deadline: November 1, 2011
FUNDING: USAID Innovations in Gender Equality Household Food Security Program. Grants are from US$50 thousand to US$1.5 million. Deadline: October 17, 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ICRISAT-NCAP-IRRI project on Village Dynamics Studies. Research fellowships funded through this RFP will contribute to policies, practices and innovations that alleviate rural poverty by analyzing and disseminating knowledge on rural livelihoods, poverty dynamics and development pathways of the poor in the semi-arid tropics and humid tropics of India and Bangladesh as well as on issues related to efficiency, equity and sustainability of agriculture. Deadline: November 15, 2011
FUNDING: USAID Innovations in Gender Equality Household Food Security Program
USAID will make grants for the Innovations in Gender Equality Household Food Security Program, Sudan. The aim is to show impact from interventions that increase women's leadership in agriculture; improve women's access to and utilization of technology to increase agricultural productivity; increase labor-saving technologies; strengthen gender equality in land, credit and other policies; and enhance nutritional outcomes for women and children. Grants are from US$50 thousand to US$1.5 million.
Deadline: October 17, 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas
The Uplands Program at Hohenheim University invites scientists, government officers, development practitioners and graduate and post-graduate students to the International Scientific Conference on "Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountain Areas" held at Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany on 16-18 April 2012.
The Uplands Program is a long-term interdisciplinary research program by research institutions in Germany, Thailand, and Vietnam. The program conducts research on sustainable land use and rural development in Southeast Asia. The institutions include Hohenheim University in Germany, Chiang Mai University, Kasetsart University, Mae Jo University, and Silpakorn University in Thailand, and Hanoi University of Agriculture, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, and the National Institute of Animal Husbandry in Vietnam.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Agricultural Transformation by Innovation (AgTraIn)
AgTraIn (Agricultural Transformation by Innovation) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Programme offered by a consortium of internationally recognised European universities. It offers:
- A fully integrated three-year doctoral programme,
- Focus on the scientific fields of agricultural development, commercialisation and farmer innovation in developing countries
- Emphasis on applied research, joint supervision and mobility periods for students and staff
- Joint research with leading research and industry organisations in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America
- Attractive EU Fellowships
AgTraIn has announced the 2011 research topics and issued a call for applications.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: Campbell Fellowship for Women Scholar-Practitioners from Developing Nations
One six-month fellowship is available for a female postdoctoral social scientist from a developing
nation, whose work addresses women’s economic and social empowerment in that nation. The goal of
the program is twofold: to advance the scholarly careers of women social scientists from the developing
world, and to support research that identifies causes of gender inequity in the developing world and that
proposes practical solutions for promoting women’s economic and social empowerment.
Deadline: November 1, 2011
SCHOLARSHIP: PhD Programme in Agrobiodiversity, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
The PhD Programme in Agrobiodiversity is aimed at the enhancement of human resource capacities in the use and management of genetic variation in agricultural and natural systems, in order to improve the sustainability of agricultural systems and the conservation of genetic resources for the well-being of present and future generations.
The Programme is structured in the following curricula:
- Curriculum A
Deadline: October 10, 2011
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Governance Research in Africa
Global Integrity is embarking on a five-year collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to generate original data on a range of governance issues across all 54 African countries. This data will strengthen future iterations of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, an index based on four main categories: Safety and Rule of Law; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Opportunity; and Human Development. The Index has and will continue to shape the debate on the continent around governance reform priorities.
As part of this effort, Global Integrity is recruiting teams of researchers in all 54 African countries to carry out original research and data gathering. There are different roles for interested contributors. Locally-based lead researchers will combine desk research with interviews of key informants to answer roughly 100 questions (or “indicators”) around governance issues in their country using an expert assessment methodology. Reviewers (including national, regional, and functional reviewers) are similarly qualified experts who will review the draft indicators and provide critical commentary and suggested corrections to strengthen the final results for each country. All contributing experts will use an easy-to-use web-based platform (the Indaba fieldwork platform) for submitting and reviewing content.
Deadline: October 15, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: CCAFS Research Facilitator (Science Officer) Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation
The CGIAR Research Program, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS, http://www.ccafs.cgiar.org) is a major collaborative endeavour between the international agricultural (CGIAR) and global environmental change (ESSP) research communities, and their respective partners. CCAFS seeks to overcome the threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management in the developing world. Launched in 2009, the 10-year program’s current geographical focus is East Africa, West Africa and South Asia.
The Research Facilitator (Science Officer) will support and coordinate research activities of the CCAFS theme on Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation. The program’s research on mitigation aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods and meet future food needs in ways that also reduce the impact of agriculture on the climate and are environmentally sustainable. The Science Officer will work closely with the Theme Leader and other members of the CCAFS management team.
Deadline: October 6, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: IFPRI Postdoctoral Fellow focused on Water Policies
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Postdoctoral Fellow in its Environment and Production Technology Division. This is a two-year, fixed term, renewable, exempt appointment based in Washington DC.
The candidate will work on water policies as they relate to food production in IFPRI’s water research group. IFPRI’s water research aims to reduce poverty by improving overall water use efficiency in developing countries, while improving water quality, reducing irrigated land degradation, increasing food security, and improving access to water by the poor, paying particular attention to the mechanisms, policies, and institutions needed to address these challenges. Research results provide policymakers with options to address growing water scarcity and water quality challenges through more efficient water allocation and improved water management across sectors and within the agricultural sector.
The postdoctoral fellow will focus on research, including work on the water-food-energy nexus, agricultural water productivity constraints, and equitable institutions for water access. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for improving the lives of smallholder water users, and will have some knowledge on developing country water policy issues.
The postdoctoral fellow will report to the Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division Water Policy and work closely with Senior Research Fellows of the water research program.
Deadline: October 28, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: Beckman Institute Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Initiative
The Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois offers a three-year, $52,000/year post-doctoral fellowship. The Beckman Institute Fellows program is intended for recent Ph.D.s or students in their final year of doctoral study with research interests relevant to the Beckman Institute. A competition is held yearly and four fellows are selected for terms of up to three years. Recipients of the fellows awards are expected to have a recent Ph.D. (received no earlier than December 2008) in an area of research relevant to Beckman Institute research and to be involved in interdisciplinary studies related to one of the Beckman Institute's research themes.
Applicants interested in an association with The Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Initiative (SDEP) at Beckman are encouraged to apply.
More information on SDEP.
More information on applying for the Fellows program.
Deadline: November 28, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ICRISAT-NCAP-IRRI project on Village Dynamics Studies
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) invites research and development institutes to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP), either from individual researchers or in collaboration with PhD students from Asia who wish to undertake field research in an ICRISAT-NCAP-IRRI project on Village Dynamics Studies in India and Bangladesh. The researcher can make use of the data collected under the VDSA project (micro and meso level), undertake field trips to collect additional data or for ground truthing the data to address her/his research topic. Research fellowships funded through this RFP will contribute to policies, practices and innovations that alleviate rural poverty by analyzing and disseminating knowledge on rural livelihoods, poverty dynamics and development pathways of the poor in the semi-arid tropics and humid tropics of India and Bangladesh as well as on issues related to efficiency, equity and sustainability of agriculture.
The Research Field Proposals aim at:
- Funding innovative projects with high potential for impact at research, institutional and policy levels;
- Promoting the development of new research partnerships between IARCs, National Agricultural Research Institutions, Advance Research Institutes and Universities; and
- Providing Asian research scholars with funding to undertake research on rural livelihoods, poverty dynamics and development pathways in India and Bangladesh.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
This Week’s Posts
EMPLOYMENT: Post Doc Researcher Position, Research Programme on Sustainable Development and Climate Change. The successful candidate will work within the Innovation for Climate Change mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers – ICARUS project. Deadline: open
EMPLOYMENT: New Opportunities with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). ICRAF has announced 2 climate change related vacancies at its office in Nairobi, Kenya. Deadline: October 6-14, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: CIFOR Director, Forests and Environment Programme. The Director will manage a team of scientists in collaboration with the Director of the Consortium Research Programme ‘Forests, Trees and Agroforestry’ to bring together and expand existing research in CIFOR. Deadline: October 9, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Senior Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. ICIMOD, is a regional knowledge development and learning centre serving Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Deadline: October 10, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Call for Social Science Researchers, The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative. RFGI is setting up multidisciplinary social science research teams on forest resource governance in several African countries. Deadline: October 10, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: African Women Public Service Fellowship at New York University for Graduate Studies. As fellows at New York University, Fellows study in either a two-year Master of Public Administration prorgram or a one-year Executive MPA program. Deadline: December 12, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS: Water Commons: Devising Diverse Solutions (Special Issue of Water International). The Special Issue seeks a set of papers to address the interrelated issues of configuring and re-configuring water governance to diverse and changing situations and goals. Deadline: September 30, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2012 ISEE Conference Call for Papers. The 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), “Challenges and Contributions for a Green Economy,” will be held 29 May – 1 June, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Deadline: November 15, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS: Food Security: the Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food. The journal Food Security seeks to address the constraints - physical, biological and socio-economic - which not only limit food production but also the ability of people to access a healthy diet.
PUBLICATION: Journal of Peasant Studies Special Issue on New Frontiers of Land Control. The new special issue of Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) on “New Frontiers of Land Control” is offering selected articles for free for a limited period of time.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Food Security: the Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food
The journal Food Security had its origins in an address given by the Nobel Peace Laureate, Norman Borlaug, to the International Society for Plant Pathology's 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology in 1998. This is recalled by Dr Borlaug in his introductory contribution to the first issue: it commends plant pathologists for taking a lead in the battle for food security by initiating this journal with its topical title and with the breadth of coverage indicated by its subtitle.
In brief, the journal seeks to address the constraints - physical, biological and socio-economic - which not only limit food production but also the ability of people to access a healthy diet. These may be considered under the following broad headings:
- Global food potential
- Natural constraints: Climate, desertification, water supply, flooding, natural disasters, soil inadequacies and soil degradation
- Biotic constraints: Plant and animal diseases, weeds, poor husbandry
- Nutrition, food quality and food safety
- Socio-political constraints: Land, agriculture and food policy, international relations and trade, access to food, financial policy and food security, wars and ethnic unrest
The journal will cover the principles and practice of food security per se, taking an overview of the subject or analysing it with a broad perspective over its many component disciplines, but not duplicating the coverage of specialised journals that focus more narrowly on these disciplines.
EMPLOYMENT: New Opportunities with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
The World Agroforestry Centre (also known as the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry or ICRAF) is an independent research institution which generates science-based knowledge about the complex role trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.
ICRAF has announced 2 vacancies at its office in Nairobi, Kenya:
- Research Facilitator (Science Officer) Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation. The Research Facilitator (Science Officer) will support and coordinate research activities of the CCAFS theme on Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation. The program’s research on mitigation aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods and meet future food needs in ways that also reduce the impact of agriculture on the climate and are environmentally sustainable. The Science Officer will work closely with the Theme Leader and other members of the CCAFS management team. Deadline: October 6, 2011
- Senior Scientist: Climate Change and Development. The successful candidate will, among other responsibilities, analyze issues and policy regarding the carbon market as it relates to smallholder agroforestry systems, with emphasis on funding streams for expanding small holder agroforestry in ways that have unique leverage in combining poverty alleviation with climate change mitigation and adaptation. Deadline: October 14, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: CIFOR Director, Forests and Environment Programme
CIFOR is looking for a visionary and dynamic Director of its Forests and Environment Programme.
CIFOR Programmes are line management units and discipline-based resource providers for the the major themes of our research. The primary accountability of programme directors is to ensure the overall scientific quality of research outputs and project proposals. The Forests and Environment Programme (ENV) considers biophysical and ecological aspects related to the conservation, sustainable use and management of forest ecosystems, populations and species. The Forests and Environment Programme encompasses a wide set of scientific disciplines including forestry, forest ecology, landscape ecology, botany, soil science and biogeography. Its role in CIFOR is to provide scientific and human resources so that research in thematic areas can achieve their expected outcomes. We use cutting-edge scientific tools, methods and approaches to ensure the scientific rigour and quality of our research outputs, which include publications, conferences and trainings.
The Director will lead research and ensure that it is optimally integrated with research on livelihoods and governance issues to advance human well-being, environmental conservation, and equity. The Director will manage a team of scientists in collaboration with the Director of the Consortium Research Programme ‘Forests, Trees and Agroforestry’ to bring together and expand existing research in CIFOR.
Deadline: October 9, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: African Women Public Service Fellowship at New York University for Graduate Studies
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University (NYU) is calling for applications for the African Women Public Service Fellowship.
Established in 1938, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service offers advanced programmes leading to the professional degrees of: MPA in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy, Master of Public Administration in Health Policy and Management, Master of Urban Planning, Executive Master of Public Administration, and Doctoral Programme.
The mission of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is to educate leaders in the field of public service. The programme has been made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, which expands the opportunity for African women to prepare for public service in their home countries.
As fellows at New York University, African women study in one of two graduate programmes:
- Two-year Master of Public Administration; or
- One-year Executive MPA: Concentration on International Public Service Organisation
The awards for either programme will support tuition, housing, travel to and from the United States and a small stipend to cover books and miscellaneous expenses. Applicants will commit to return to their respective home countries at the conclusion of the programme with the goal of assuming a leadership position on the continent where they can meaningfully contribute to the challenges currently confronting Africa.
Prospective applicants must meet the general admissions criteria and be citizens and resident in an African country at the time of application.
Deadline: December 12, 2011
PUBLICATION: Journal of Peasant Studies Special Issue on New Frontiers of Land Control
The new special issue of Journal of Peasant Studies (JPS) on “New Frontiers of Land Control” is offering selected articles for free for a limited period of time.
Land questions have always invigorated agrarian studies and economic history, with particular emphases on its control since Marx. Words such as ‘exclusion’, ‘alienation’, ‘expropriation’, ‘dispossession’, and ‘violence’ describe processes that animate land histories and those of resources, property rights, and territories created, extracted, produced, or protected on land. Primitive and on-going forms of accumulation, frontiers, enclosures, territories, grabs, and racializations have all been associated with mechanisms for land control. Agrarian environments have been transformed by so many processes: de-agrarianization, protected area establishment, urbanization, migration, land reform, resettlement, and re-peasantization. Even the classic agrarian question of how agriculture is influenced by capitalism has been reformulated multiple times at transformative conjunctures in the historical trajectories of these processes, reviving and producing new debates around the importance of land control. The authors in this volume focus primarily on new frontiers of land control and their active creation. These frontiers are sites where authorities, sovereignties, rights, and hegemonies of the recent past have been challenged by new enclosures, property regimes, and territorializations, producing new “urban-agrarian-natured” environments, comprised of new labor and production processes, new actors, subjects, and networks connecting them, and new legal and violent means of challenging previous land controls. Some cases augment analytic tools that had seemed to have timeless applicability with new frameworks, concepts, and theoretical tools. What difference does land control make? These contributions to the debates demonstrate that the answers have been shaped by conflicts, contexts, histories, and agency, as land has been struggled over for livelihoods, revenue production, and power.
Articles available here.
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2012 ISEE Conference Call for Papers
The 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), “Challenges and Contributions for a Green Economy,” will be held 29 May – 1 June, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ISEE is a nonprofit, member-governed organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the relationships between the economy, ecology and society, for the mutual well-being of people and nature. ISEE conferences are transdisciplinary and have been held biennially since 1990. ISEE 2012 has been conceived to dovetail with the Rio+20 UNCSD Earth Summit. The Earth Summit has been charged with developing a road map for international cooperation toward a “Green Economy” and for promoting institutions necessary for sustainable development. ISEE 2012 will address UNCSD themes as well as other key debates within ecological economics and environmental policy. It will promote dialogue with the Summit through a final ministerial panel and the participation of policy makers. The challenge for Ecological Economics at this Summit is to contribute to designing innovative alternatives, to address market and institutional failures, as well as to better understand ecological and economic systems.
Deadline: November 15, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Senior Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, ICIMOD, is a regional knowledge development and learning centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Globalisation, climate change, and socioeconomic changes have an increasing influence on the stability of fragile mountain ecosystems and the livelihoods of mountain people. ICIMOD aims to assist mountain people to understand these changes, adapt to them, and make the most of new opportunities.
The strategic programme ‘Sustainable Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction’ (SLPR) houses ICIMOD’s socioeconomic competence. It monitors and analyses the poverty situation and its main drivers and helps to develop policy-relevant information. It promotes climate change adaptation strategies that help alleviate poverty by providing sustainable livelihood options for mountain people in the context of rapid socioeconomic and environmental change. To achieve this, ICIMOD are seeking to recruit a Senior Climate Change Adaptation Specialist. In view of the above, ICIMOD is looking for candidates with expertise in adaptation to climate change, including the international state of the art in this research field, policies, lessons learned and best practices applicable in the HKH.
Deadline: October 10, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Post Doc Researcher Position, Research Programme on Sustainable Development and Climate Change
FEEM encourages applications for a Post Doc research position. The successful candidate will work within the Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers – ICARUS project. ICARUS is a three-year (2010-2012) European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant funded by the European Commission under the umbrella of the 7th Framework Programme. ICARUS aims at producing an unprecedented analysis of energy-related innovation mechanisms. The main goals of the project are: (1) collection of probabilistic information on the uncertain linkage between RD&D investments and particular improvements in science and technology by means of expert elicitation and analysis of historical data (2) assessment of the implications or benefits, of these improvements (e.g. economic, environmental, or security benefits); and (3) the application of decision-analytic frameworks for synthesizing (1) and (2) to inform decision makers.
Requirements:
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics, or in energy engineering/mathematics/physics coupled with a solid economic background, and experience in applied research on environmental and energy issues.
The successful candidate is expected to begin his/her assignment in the fall 2011. The appointment period can be up to 2 years, with an evaluation after the first one. Gross salary is competitive and will be based on qualification and experience. Duties will be carried out at the FEEM premises in Milan, Italy.
Application requirements:
Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae, a job market paper, and at least one letter of recommendation to: Monica Eberle (monica.eberle@feem.it).
Please mention ref: ICARUS/09.2011 in your application.
Deadline: open
EMPLOYMENT: Call for Social Science Researchers, The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative
The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide comparative environmental governance research and training Programme of CODESRIA, IUCN and The University of Illinois. RFGI focuses on Enabling Responsive and Accountable Decentralization, in forestry to strengthen representation of forest-based rural populations within local-government decision making. RFGI aims to enhance and help institutionalize widespread responsive and accountable local governance processes that reduce vulnerability, enhance local wellbeing, and improve forest management with a special focus on developing safeguards and guidelines to ensure fair and equitable implementation of the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and climate-adaptation interventions. More information about RFGI is available here (pdf).
RFGI is setting up multidisciplinary social science research teams on forest resource governance in several African countries. Members of these research teams work fulltime for the entire duration of their contracts.
- RFGI: Call for Social Science Research Candidates (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Uganda and Mozambique). In Burkina Faso, Ghana, Uganda and Mozambique we are seeking young researchers as members of a four-person research team that will conduct in-depth field research on REDD’s effects on rural rights, recourse and representation. Researchers will be hired full-time for the first 18 months and half time for the last 6 months of this period. Deadline 10 October 2011. [More information/en Francais]
- RFGI: Call for Social Science Research Candidates (Cameroon, DRC, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania). In Cameroon, DRC, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and South Sudan we seek more established researchers who will develop single case studies building on their on-going in-depth research. Researchers will receive support for supplementary field research, transport to and from research methods, mid-term and findings meetings, and a lump sum payment for the delivery of an RFGI working paper in the comparative framework of the RFGI program. Deadline 10 October 2011. [More information/en Francais]
- A call for self-funded Social Science Research Candidates (all other countries). In all other countries in Africa and in other regions of the world we invite researchers to the RFGI team who can bring their own funding and contribute comparative case studies. These researchers are invited to participate in our methods trainings, research meetings, and to contribute to our working paper publications and special journal issues. RFGI will provide letters of support for these researchers, integrate them into our research meetings, provide feedback on their written products, and include their working papers and articles in our peer-reviewed publications. Deadline for non-funded research proposals is due 10 November 2011 (due one month after calls 1 and 2, above). [More information (pdf)]
For RFGI Program Description see: http://www.codesria.org/spip.php?article1247&lang=en. For further information write Ribot@Illinois.edu.
Deadline: October 10, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS: Water Commons: Devising Diverse Solutions (Special Issue of Water International)
This Special Issue is inspired by the 2011 meeting of the International Association for the Study of Commons in which issues of the commons with respect to agricultural water received special attention. The Special Issue seeks a set of papers to address the interrelated issues of configuring and re-configuring water governance to diverse and changing situations and goals. Papers may look at how approaches have been or could be customized to fit particular contexts, particularly where the framing of problems, exploration of solutions, and views about what would be considered success or failure are often contested and negotiated over time. Authors will share research findings and ideas that can inform the work of those studying and managing shared water resources. Topics to be addressed may include:
- Opportunities, challenges, and key issues for institutional design in facilitating collective action to manage intensively used groundwater
- New insights from participatory irrigation reforms, how changes have (or have not) led to results, and innovative ways of moving forward to improve institutional performance in particular situations
- Multiple, context-dependent paths for reorganizing river basin governance
- Dynamics of how citizens of water commons adapt governance
- Roles of values and deliberation in crafting and revitalizing water commons, and in augmenting institutional analysis of water governance
- How changes in water management creatively remix the roles of state agencies, communities, and water users, devising diverse solutions to fit specific situations and goals in governing water commons
Water International Special Journal Issue: July 2013
Water Commons: Devising Diverse Solutions
Editors
Everisto Mapedza: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Bryan Bruns: Consulting Sociologist
Mark Giordano: International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Deadlines:
- Call for papers: 30 September 2011
- Submission of first manuscripts (full paper or extended abstract 500-2000 words): 30 October 2011
- Communication of initial screening and comments to authors: 30 November 2011
- Submission of revised manuscripts: 29 February 2012
- Communication of peer review to authors: 30 May 2012
- Revised manuscripts (final manuscript length: 7000 words and not exceeding 14 printed pages [all-inclusive]): 30 July 2012
- Communication of second Round of manuscript reviews to authors: 30 August 2012
- Submission of revised papers: 30 October 2012
Communications should be sent to e.mapedza@cgiar.org with copies to bryanbruns@yahoo.com and MARK.GIORDANO@CGIAR.ORG.
Deadline: September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
This Week’s Posts
EMPLOYMENT: Researcher Position in Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Economics Modeling (FEEM). FEEM is looking to recruit a motivated and talented researcher for a modeling position in the area of Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Economics. Deadline: open
EMPLOYMENT: Africa-Based Economist Positions at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The International Livestock Research Institute is accepting applications for internationally-recruited positions based in Nairobi, Gaberone, and Kampala. Deadline: September 30, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Agricultural Economist and Climate Change Scientist Opportunities at CIMMYT. CIMMYT seeks two highly trained individuals to join their international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of farmers and the poor in the developing world. Deadline (both positions): September 30, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: IFPRI Postdoc Opportunities in India and Nigeria. IFPRI is accepting applications for 2 Postdoctoral Fellows, one to be based in India and the other in Nigeria. Deadline: October 5-8, 2011
FELLOWSHIP: Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call for 2012. Two Fellowships for up to $20,000 each will be available for 2012 to carry out research from 3 to 12 months on themes related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries. Deadline: November 6, 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Open Society Initiative for Sothern Africa. Open Society Initiative for Sothern Africa (OSISA) has been engaged in building vibrant and tolerant democracies in southern Africa by means of different thematic and country focused programs, which provide grants to civil society organizations. Deadline: October 10, 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty. Under the general theme of “Land governance in a rapidly changing environment”, the 2012 conference will focus on innovative ways of dealing with key aspects of land governance in the context of structural change and economic transformation in a pro-poor and gender-sensitive way. Deadline: October 31, 2011
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Global South-South Development Expo 2011 (UNDP). The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation in UNDP is inviting you to nominate a project or program that has provided a successful solution to the following areas: climate change/environment, food security and global health through effective leadership, innovation, and partnership. Deadline: October 31, 2011
PUBLICATION: Communal Tenure and the Governance of Common Property Resources in Asia (FAO). This paper presents an analysis of communal tenure and its role for natural resource management systems, in different contexts of selected Asian countries with a focus on indigenous people.
ONLINE RESOURCE: Climate Change Emissions and Livelihoods at the Forest-Farm Frontier. Papers presented from a recent meeting on this theme are available for download.
ONLINE RESOURCE: Climate Change Emissions and Livelihoods at the Forest-Farm Frontier
A set of papers prepared through an ongoing collaboration between the CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security program (CCAFS) and the University of Michigan’s International Forestry Resources and Institutions Program (IFRI) was presented at a recent conference on Climate Change Emissions and Livelihoods at the Forest-Farm Frontier.
The conference, coordinated by CCAFS partner Arun Agrawal at the University of Michigan, included participants who examined institutional mechanisms that maintain the forest-farm boundary and contain agricultural expansion into forests; showed the importance of tenure arrangements and effective enforcement mechanisms in achieving positive development and climate outcomes; and identified how tropical deforestation can be reduced. Such research is critically necessary to achieving and maintaining sustainable development – it provides key lessons for policy making and decision makers across the political spectrum.
The papers presented and more information about the conference are available here.
FELLOWSHIP: Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call for 2012
Two Fellowships, for up to US$ 20,000 each, will be available for 2012 to carry out research from 3 to 12 months on a wide range of biophysical, economic and social themes related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries.
These opportunities are available thanks to support from Pioneer Hi-Bred, USA and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.
This year's themes focus on :
- Gene discovery in crop wild relatives
- Use of plant genetic resources for adaptation to progressive climate change
- Facilitating better use of genebank materials
- Researching neglected and underutilized species for food and nutrition security
- Policy research in support of the implementation of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Applying economics to agrobiodiversity conservation, sustainable use and policy analysis
- Farmer, trader and market strategies for adding value to crop diversity
- Management of plant diseases through a better understanding of host-pathogen interactions and co-evolution
Applications may be submitted in English, French or Spanish. The Call, Application Form and Guidelines can be downloaded from :
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=4754
Deadline: November 6, 2011
PUBLICATION: Communal Tenure and the Governance of Common Property Resources in Asia (FAO)
The FAO’s Land Tenure Working Paper #20 may be of interest to CAPRi readers:
This paper presents an analysis of communal tenure and its role for natural resource management systems, in different contexts of selected Asian countries with a focus on indigenous people. The current market driven pressures on natural resources create both challenges and opportunities for communities and governments to use and strengthen communal tenure in order to promote sustainable management of some natural resources. Overall, policies and institutions that promote accountability and good governance over these resources, both by the government at national and local level and by communities, are required. Communal tenure will also very likely play a significant role in the policies and actions for climate change mitigation (REDD and REDD+).
EMPLOYMENT: Agricultural Economist and Climate Change Scientist Opportunities at CIMMYT
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is an internationally funded, non-profit research and training organization affiliated with the CGIAR and has an annual budget of about US$ 90 million. CIMMYT’s mission is to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems to ensure global food security and reduce poverty. The center is a global leader in maize and wheat breeding, biotechnology, socioeconomics, and natural resource management research. CIMMYT employs about 700 permanent staff and operates through decentralized partnership, with staff in 14 countries and projects and networks in many more.
CIMMYT seeks two highly trained individuals to join their international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of farmers and the poor in the developing world.
- Agricultural Economist – Associate Scientist or Scientist. As a member of the CIMMYT Socioeconomics Program and in collaboration with national and international partners, you will undertake socioeconomics research on strategies for sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa. You will lead the targeting of innovations and collection and analysis of socioeconomic and value chain data to study options for technology adoption, sustainable productivity and income growth in maize based crop-livestock systems. The position will be based at the CIMMYT regional office for Southern Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe).
- Scientist or Senior Scientist – Climate change. As a member of the CIMMYT Socioeconomics Program and in collaboration with national and international partners, you will lead and coordinate the project on climate change, agriculture and food security and undertake strategic research on adaptation options, mitigation strategies and impacts of climate change in maize and wheat based systems at the global level. This is supported by the CGIAR Research Program (CRP7-CCAFS) and others donors. You will play a pivotal role in coordinating the interdisciplinary work, synthesizing lessons and liaise with a wide network of partners and donors. The position will preferably be based at any of the CIMMYT offices in Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or Nairobi, Kenya). Posting at any of the other major CIMMYT locations in Mexico, India or Zimbabwe is negotiable.
Deadline (both positions): September 30, 2011
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty
The Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty brings together representatives from governments, civil society, academia, the private sector and the development community to discuss issues of concern to land practitioners and policymakers worldwide. The conference aims to foster dialogue and sharing of good practices by showcasing the diversity of approaches and experiences implemented in the land sector around the world (see the 2011 website at http://go.worldbank.org/LULPW0WZN0 for details on format).
Under the general theme of “Land governance in a rapidly changing environment”, the 2012 conference will focus on innovative ways of dealing with key aspects of land governance in the context of structural change and economic transformation in a pro-poor and gender-sensitive way. These include agricultural investment and productivity growth, climate change and carbon finance, decentralized resource management, land use planning, urban expansion, and dealing with the consequences of or preventing conflict and disaster.
To ensure broad stakeholder representation, the organizers invite empirically oriented papers of between 6,000 and 12,000 words for presentation at the conference and possible subsequent publication in a proceedings volume. Papers should focus on one of three main thematic areas:
1. Innovative approaches to land governance & management: Evidence on implementation & impact
2. Creating & maintaining technical, analytical, and administrative capacity for land governance
3. Large scale land-related investment: Lessons from experience in agriculture & other sectors
Individuals interested in presenting a paper at the conference are required to submit an initial abstract of their presentation. Abstracts should be between 800 and 1,500 words. Abstracts will be reviewed by a technical committee comprised of key partners supporting the conference and ranked according to the following criteria:
- Innovative nature and contribution to the literature;
- Quality of methodology and analytical rigor;
- Policy relevance;
- Relevance for and link to capacity building and knowledge transfer.
Deadline: October 31, 2011
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Global South-South Development Expo 2011 (UNDP)
The Special Unit for South-South Cooperation in UNDP is inviting you to nominate a project or program that has provided a successful solution to the following areas: climate change/environment, food security and global health through effective leadership, innovation, and partnership.
· Who can participate?
Any public or private institution, group or project that have made significant contributions to human development in the global south and that has provided solutions to address the challenges in the areas of climate change/environment, food security, global health. We seek organizations and institutions that can nominate south development solutions (SDS) that could readily be replicated, scaled up or adapted across developing countries. The South Development Solution (SDS) could be a Southern-grown solution, a South-South partnership solution, a North-South-South triangular partnership solution, a South-South-Multilateral Organization solution, Public-Private partnership solution, and/or combination of all these.
Deadline: October 31, 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Open Society Initiative for Sothern Africa
Open Society Initiative for Sothern Africa (OSISA) has been engaged in building vibrant and tolerant democracies in southern Africa by means of different thematic and country focused programs, which provide grants to civil society organizations.
Grants are approved by the OSISA board on a quarterly basis, and the foundation accepts applications twice a year, through open calls. Updated and mini-calls are also issued from time-to-time.
In its latest call for proposals, OSISA is seeking inviting civil society organizations or state actors from Southern Africa for its projects beginning after March 2012.
Objectives
- Promote an ethos of transparency and accountability;
- Build skills and capacities, with a focus on the most vulnerable first;
- Promote tolerance by building bridges with marginalized groups;
- Promote public and citizen participation in policy and law-making processes; and,
- Encourage debate and foster dialogue to promote pluralism
Types of grants available
- Core support
- Capacity Building
- Social Media
- Activity focused advocacy grants
- Research and policy grants
Deadline: October 10, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Researcher Position in Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Economics Modeling (FEEM)
FEEM is looking to recruit a motivated and talented researcher for a modeling position in the area of Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture Economics. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics, or in engineering/mathematics/physics coupled with a solid economic background, and experience in applied research on Land Use, Forestry and Agriculture issues. The main duties will be related to the global modeling of land use and forestry and its interface with the integrated assessment analysis of energy and climate policies. Knowledge of global land use optimization models and experience with bioenergy is required. Skills in modelling land-forestry-related dynamics either with land use models or with top down economic models (AEZ approach) will be an important even though not mandatory asset.
The successful candidate is expected to begin his/her assignment in late 2011/early 2012. The appointment period can be up to 3 years, with an evaluation after the first one. Gross salary is competitive and will be based on qualification and experience.
Duties will be carried out at the FEEM premises either in Milan or Venice, Italy.
Applicants should send a detailed curriculum vitae, a job market paper, and at least one letter of recommendation to: Monica Eberle (monica.eberle@feem.it)
Please mention ref: FOREST/09.2011 in your application.
Deadline: open
Friday, September 09, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: Africa-Based Economist Positions at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
The International Livestock Research Institute is accepting applications for internationally-recruited positions based in Nairobi, Gaberone and Kampala.
Our organisation is international. Our focus is Africa and Asia. Our business is livestock research for development. The working environment is fast-paced, multi-cultural, interdisciplinary and supportive. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR. ILRI seeks to recruit a number of agricultural economists to join our team.
Click on the positions below for more information:
- ILRI vacancy: team leader/ senior agricultural economist (Nairobi, Kenya)
- ILRI vacancy: agricultural economist, value chains and development (Nairobi, Kenya)
- ILRI vacancy: agricultural economist – Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support (ReSAKSS) (Nairobi, Kenya)
- ILRI vacancy: agricultural economist (Gaberone, Botswana)
- ILRI vacancy: economist, evaluation and impact assessment (Nairobi, Kenya)
- ILRI vacancy: post doctoral fellow (Kampala, Uganda)
Deadline: September 30, 2011
EMPLOYMENT: IFPRI Postdoc Opportunities in India and Nigeria
IFPRI is accepting applications for 2 Postdoctoral Fellows, one to be based in India and the other in Nigeria.
- The Poverty, Health and Nutrition (PHN) Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified Postdoctoral Fellow to be a core research team member of a new nutrition project, POSHAN (Partnerships and Opportunities for Strengthening and Harmonizing Actions for Nutrition in India). POSHAN aims to build and synthesize evidence on successful approaches to delivering key nutrition interventions through multiple implementation platforms in India. Essential research activities on POSHAN will involve review and synthesis of program successes and failures in India, field assessments of different successful programs, and development of experiments to test innovative approaches to improve implementation or utilization of nutrition interventions. The successful candidate will lead the execution of these and other research activities associated with the POSHAN project in India, and will work in close collaboration with other team members in the New Delhi office. The candidate will also engage with the India-based activities of Transform Nutrition, another new nutrition project with an India focus. [more information] Deadline: October 5, 2011
- The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Post Doctoral Fellow (PDF)/ Research Fellow for a two (2) year, fixed term, renewable appointment for its Development Strategy and Governance Division. The position reports to the director of the Development Strategy and Governance Division and is based at IFPRI-Abuja office located in Abuja, Nigeria. This position is under IFPRI’s Nigeria Strategy Support Program (NSSP), which focused on strategy and policy issues in relation to agriculture, the food system, rural change, and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Grade level will be determined by demonstrated expertise and experience. [more information] Deadline: October 8, 2011
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