[Forest-list] CIFOR Post Doc Fellow to Study REDD+

[Vag-Lan Borges]

Join CIFOR and make a difference
THINKING BEYOND THE CANOPY
 
Post Doctoral Fellow, Economist (Ref. 1265)
Forests and Livelihoods Programme
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
 
  
 
The
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation
and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect
forests in developing countries. We are one of 15 CGIAR research centres. Our
headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, and we have offices in Asia, Africa and
South America. 
 
CIFOR
is looking for a Post
Doctoral Fellow, Economist 
 
 
The Post Doctoral Fellow will perform economic
analysis of sub-national REDD+ projects and national policies and measures for
CIFOR’s Global Comparative Study on REDD+ (GCS REDD+). Under the supervision of
Dr. Sven Wunder (CIFOR Brazil Office) and Dr. William Sunderlin (CIFOR Headquarters
in Indonesia) in the Forests & Livelihoods Programme, the Post Doc will
deliver research articles/papers related to study and contribute to the
development of a wider research agenda on forests and climate change, with a
focus on REDD+.
 
General duties and responsibilities
 
Primary responsibilities:
 
·         Support
the collection, compilation, and analysis of the opportunity, implementation
and transaction costs of, on the one hand, REDD+ projects, and on the other, of
REDD+ policies and measures in the GCS REDD+ project countries
·         Support
two GCS REDD+ sub-programs working at different scales; working collaboratively
with and serving as a liaison between associate researchers based in the GCS
countries, the US, and Europe
·         As
part of this team, consolidate data and build on models and methods under
development
·         Help
develop an easy-to-use system for estimating costs of other REDD+ projects
operating in the voluntary carbon offset market or future national or nested
REDD+ systems, including tools for assembling and analysing data and projecting
costs
·         Draw on the cost analysis to evaluate alternative
benefit sharing rules in terms of their impacts on incentives to participate,
income distribution, and livelihood security of poor forest-dependent
populations.  
 
The Post Doc Fellow is also expected to:
 
·         Draw on or develop her or his own area of
expertise, e.g. applying theoretical insights and analytical methods from other
areas of public economics such as natural resource and infrastructure
concessions, public finance and subsidy reform, payments for environmental
services, protected areas or regulatory environmental policies
·         Independently and collaboratively develop research articles and
reports, contribute to GCS management tasks, communicate with partners, help
develop grant proposals, etc., as requested.
 
 
Requirements
 
Primary requirements:
·         The candidate must by the start date have
completed all requirements for a PhD
in economics or a related field of applied economics (agricultural economics,
environmental economics, natural resource economics, development economics,
forest economics, etc.) or business (including accounting or finance as applied
to environment and natural resources)
·         Strong
background in a relevant field of economics (e.g. public, development, natural
resources, environmental) and experience with applied economic research methods
(e.g. econometric analysis or cost-benefit analysis)
·         Fluent
in spoken and written English and Portuguese. Ability in spoken and written
Spanish will be preferred.
 
Desirable requirements:
·         Familiarity
with REDD+ and/or with related fields of public economics (e.g. transaction
costs, liability and risk-sharing, natural resource and public works
concessions, public utility regulation, performance/results-based
funding)
·         Knowledge
of and experience with programming methods to develop user-friendly interfaces
for models
·         Experience relevant to forest conservation and/or
low-carbon development in Brazil, including fieldwork.
 
Personal
attributes and competencies:
·         Excellent analytical and synthesis skills
·         Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, experienced in working with multicultural and multidisciplinary
research teams
·         Ability and desire to work with an interdisciplinary, international,
and geographically dispersed research team is critical
·         Excellent facilitation capacity
·         Good management and organisational skills, has experience in project
management
·         Values the sharing of information and
continuous improvement in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation
and learning.
 
Terms and conditions
·         CIFOR
offers competitive remuneration in US dollars commensurate with skills and
experience.
·         The
appointment will be for a period of one year with a possibility of extension up
to three years contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the
position, and available resources.
·         The
duty station will be at the CIFOR Office in Rio de Janeiro, with travel to
research sites.
 
Application
process
·         The position will be opened until a candidate
is identified.
·         We will acknowledge all applications, but we will contact only
short-listed candidates. 
 
Please send your letter of interest and CV, including contact
information for three referees, to:
Human Resources Department, CIFOR
cifor-hr-jobs at cgiar.org
Please indicate the
position title and its reference number in the email subject line.
 
To learn more about CIFOR
and the full description of the position, please visit our website at http://www.cifor. org.
 
 
 
CIFOR is an equal
opportunity employer. 
Staff diversity
contributes to excellence.
 
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: EO Sills <sills at ncsu.edu>
Date: 2013/1/24
To: Vag-Lan Borges <borges at forestlife.com.br>
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Erin Sills
Dept of Forestry & Environmental Resources
North Carolina State University

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