International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PhD Graduate Fellowship 2018/2019

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a PhD Graduate Fellowship for the nutrient budgets of smaliholder mixed crop-livestock farming systems in Eastern Africa project.

Application Deadline: 31st September 2018
To Be Taken At (Country): ILRI, Kenya, Mazingira Centre
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About the Award: This project seeks to recruit a fellow to investigate nutrient budgets of smallholder mixed crop-livestock farming systems in Easter Africa. The gained knowledge with help to prioritize good-bet livestock adaptation and mitigation options in relevant livestock systems, and helping to build capacity in decision support, planning in each of the countries covered.
Livestock systems and other agricultural production systems are known for their relatively large environmental footprint, particularly in Africa when set in relation to productivity. To achieve sustainable livestock development pathways in East Africa it is important to understand the impact of livestock on the environment (GHG emissions, soil health, water impacts) at various scales.

 

ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 1 5 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West
Type: PhD, Fellowship

Eligibility:
• MSc in Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Geography or other relevant discipline
• Experience in greenhouse gas measurement at different scales, ie. Greenhouse gas chambers, eddy covariance or similar;
• Knowledge on agricultural production systems in developing and/or developed countries
• Experience in handling of diverse datasets, data processing and statistical software such as R, SPSS, Matlab or python;
• The ability to jointly work in a multinational team of scientists and technicians from other disciplines (biogeochemistry, agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, veterinary medicine etc.);
• The ability to apply necessary steps to ensure data quality assurance and data quality control;
• The ability to supervise and guide research assistants;
• Excellent communication skills
Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: ILRI will offer a competitive stipend to cover living expenses in the project location, medical cover, air ticket, and research expenses. The successful candidate will be supervised jointly by an lLRl scientist and the university/academic supervisor.
Duration of Programme: 3 years
How to Apply: Applications should be made to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 31 August 2018. The position title and reference number SLS/PhD GF/02/201 8 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.
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Award Providers: lLRl