Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the leadership of the Programme Director, the Senior Scientist will develop, facilitate and manage research projects at various sites globally. 

The Senior Scientist will:

• Participate in CIFOR’s research domains, focusing on household livelihood strategies. In the first instance, work will be centered on impacts on households of REDD demonstration activities, and on the role of forests in poverty alleviation (linked in particular to the Poverty and Environment Network).
• Help facilitate and identify strategic opportunities in the above domains;
• Provide scientific leadership and management, and undertake appropriate research;
• Develop and maintain partnerships;
• Develop and maintain donor relations;
• Support capacity building initiatives and staff development, and encourage continuous improvement and learning.

The Principal Senior Scientist will work closely with relevant Research Staff in all CIFOR research programmes and research domains.

Details of duties, assignments and objectives will be further discussed and laid out in the staff’s annual performance contract.

Requirements:

Education, Experience and Technical Skills:

• PhD in an appropriate discipline (i.e. forestry, natural resources, economics or social sciences), with excellent knowledge and understanding of household livelihoods issues.
• 6 years of relevant experience post PhD and has experience in collaborative research.
• Publications record especially in peer-reviewed publications.
• Have track record in resource mobilization/fund raising and in proposal development/writing.
• Fluency in English is required; proficiency in other international languages is preferred.

Competencies:

• Strong project management, managerial and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experienced in working with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary research teams.
• Proven teambuilding capacity.
• Values the sharing of information and continuous improvement in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation and learning, and is committed to staff’s development.

Application Process

• Applications will be considered until a candidate is hired. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
• Applications should include a covering letter, a detailed CV, and the names and contact information including phone and e-mail of three or more professional referees and sen by e-mail to:

Human Resources Department, CIFOR,
cifor-hr@cgiar.org
(Please indicate the position in the email subject line)
To learn more about CIFOR and living in Indonesia, please visit our web site at: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org 

CIFOR is an equal opportunity employer. We believe staff diversity contributes to excellence.