Consultancy - Expert in Economics, Agricultural Economics with strong quantitative modeling background (C-22-118)

The International Potato Center (CIP) seeks a proactive, responsible, and expert consultant in Economics, Agricultural Economics with strong quantitative modeling background to support the Marketing Intelligence and product profiling and the Excellence in Agronomy Initiative.

The Market Intelligence Initiative of the Genetic Innovations Science Area seeks to support evidence-based decision making to identify priority investments in breeding. Achieving this goal requires identifying pipeline investment cases for specific product profiles and market segments and estimate their projected benefits including global and regional adoption estimates, money values and return on investments, and poverty indicators.

While this works spans across different farming systems or crops, CIP seeks to draw on the experience of the strategic assessment of research priorities conducted in RTB and other similar studies to advance the evidence required for potato and sweet potato crops.

The proposed work will identify those research options or investment cases that clearly align with the priorities of the Genetic Innovations Science Area, in particular those with high-impact potential - such as early maturing & stress tolerance for potatoes in Asia, new product profiles and market segments, and to other agronomy production constraints linked to use-cases for the Excellence in Agronomy Initiative. The update includes adjusting the approach, methods, and tools, and expand where appropriate to include other outcomes beyond productivity effects to address social equity impacts by gender expanded and other vulnerable social groups.

The work proposes to address at least three major research opportunities in potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Deliverables:

1. Draft report for EiA Use Case (fertilizer in Rwanda)
   
2. Progress report on identifying pipeline investment cases and second pilot case, including methods and tools
   
3. Final report of 2nd pilot case under format suitable to convert into journal article for publication
   

Requirements

Qualifications/special skills:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Agricultural Economics or other related disciplines with strong quantitative modelling background.
  
• More than 10 years of relevant research experience.
  
• Expertise required: Economist, agricultural economist or social scientist with strong experience in economics, quantitative modelling and ex ante assessment of technical change in international agriculture for development.
  
• Skills: Knowledge of economics, modelling in agricultural research for development, ex ante assessment, economic surplus and other similar modelling frameworks.
  
• Excellent English writing skills, ability to interact with a broad
  

Benefits

Expected duration and conditions:

• This is a fixed-term consultancy contract for around 5 months.
  
• The payment is a fixed and consolidated fee.