Postdoc position at EfD Center for Ethiopia - Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia
Housed at the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI), the Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia (EEPFE) is one of the early EfD initiatives that aims at improving environmental and natural resource policy making in Ethiopia. It belongs to a consortium of six EfD centers in developing countries led by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and Resources for the Future in the US (www.efdinitiative.org).
The post-doctoral fellow will conduct policy-oriented research relevant to Ethiopia. We seek economists and professionals in related fields who will have completed a PhD by June 2008. The fellow will conduct new research in collaboration with EfD staff leading to publication in international scholarly journals. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: sustainable land management and agriculture, land certification, forestry and energy, climate change, poverty and environment.
Please submit: - a cover letter - a CV - a research paper - 3 confidential references - a 10-page proposal for new research to be carried out during the fellowship
Fellowships are for a period of 12 months, with possibility of continuing as a research fellow. Send applications to: frewberhe@yahoo.com
Deadline: June 30th, 2008 or until position is filled
Contact: Frewini Berhane, frewberhe@yahoo.com
