Deadline: until the position is filled (screening of applications will start on 5th February 2016)
Duration: 5 months, starting between March and April 2016
Location: Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) or remotely from the student’s university (negotiable)
The EVESPS project includes a significant hydrological modeling
component, expected to be conducted using existing parameterizations for
the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Tana River basin in Kenya
and the White Volta basin in Burkina Faso. ILRI is offering a research
fellowship with the EVESPS project to support and contribute to the
hydrological modeling efforts, with primary emphasis on the site in
Burkina Faso.
The position: The fellow (MSc student or similar) is
expected to contribute directly to the project, and to produce their
MSc thesis based on information generated through the project.
Specifically, the student selected will be responsible for several
important steps in refining existing hydrological model configurations
for the study basins. These activities will contribute directly to
project analyses and indirectly to land planning processes at local and
watershed scales.
Requirements:
- Be a current student at MSc (or equivalent degree level) in hydrology, ecology, Earth sciences, natural resources or similar field;
- Able to use this assignment to complete an academic requirement of the MSc degree;
- Having completed course work requirements of an MSc programme in one of the above fields before starting work at ILRI is a plus;
- Demonstrated knowledge of SWAT or other hydrological models, or alternatively, under advisement of a professor or researcher experienced with SWAT or hydrological modeling;
- A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
- Ability to interact effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Desirable qualifications
- Previous experience or knowledge on pastoral and agro-pastoral farming and herding in West and East Africa.
- Previous experience or knowledge on rangeland ecology, forage modeling, soil science, community-based management, and environmental policy analysis.
- Working or better knowledge of French and Swahili.
Terms of appointment and stipend:
The successful candidate will be supervised jointly by an ILRI
scientist and the student’s university supervisor, and will have the
opportunity to interact with scientists at other universities, CGIAR
centres, and NGOs, to further develop her/his research programme.
ILRI will provide the fellow an allowance of US$1500/month to support
personal expenses as well as an end-of-fellowship honorarium of
US$2,000 upon timely completion of the fellowship tasks. Additionally,
ILRI will meet the costs of research related travel, as well as
insurance.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should submit the following documents;
- A CV including three references with contact information.
- A cover letter describing the candidate’s interests in and qualifications for carrying out the research. The position title and reference number: HM/01/2016 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.
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