The Horn Economic and
Social Policy Institute (HESPI), a regional think tank, seeks to recruit
qualified and competent staff for its economics division, located in Addis
Ababa.
Senior Research Fellow
Core Responsibilities
The major responsibilities of the Senior Research Fellow are to engage in research projects of the Institute.
He/she is responsible
for the planning, directing and coordinating research on economic policy issues
in areas of HESPI’s core focus in particular macroeconomic policy, investment
and growth, trade and economic integration, and finance and resources
management.
The senior fellow will supervise in house research projects, commissioned studies, and consultants’ contributions.
The senior fellow will supervise in house research projects, commissioned studies, and consultants’ contributions.
General requirements are:
- Strong research
skills, especially quantitative research
- Proven ability
to author papers and reports; and experience supervising and mentoring
staff
- Experience in
developing research proposals, data collection, analysis and
interpretation
- Strong
organizational and administrative management, and oral and written English
communication skills.
Qualifications:
PhD Degree in
Economics with at least 5 years experience; or Masters Degree in Economics with
8 years experience; Competitive candidates will have published articles in
reputable Economic Journals.
Research Fellow
Core Responsibilities
The major responsibilities of the Research Fellow are to engage in economic research, implement commissioned studies, and contribute to other relevant activities of the regional institute including consultancy projects and capacity building programs.
The research fellow must have specialized expertise in in one or more of the macroeconomic area, international trade policy, regional integration; natural resources management policies, and/or poverty reduction and food security issues.
The research fellow should have proven capacity to manage research data and to formulate policy recommendations.
General requirements are:
- Strong research
skills and proven ability to author research papers
- Experience in
developing research proposals, data collection, analysis and
interpretation
- Experience in
supervising staff and excellent team player skills
- Strong
organizational and communication skills and strong oral and written
English communication skills.
Qualifications:
- PhD Degree in
Economics: with at least 3 years experience; or Masters
- Degree with at
least 6 years relevant experience, as well as published articles in
recognized and Economic Journals.
Pay
and Conditions:
Salaries and benefits
are based on the Institute’s salary scale, and are competitive with
remuneration paid by regional organizations located in Addis Ababa.
Application Instruction:
We invite all
candidates meeting the required qualifications to send applications including
detailed CV either through our email address:
hespi@ehtionet.et or jihanahmed@hespi.org, or to P.O Box 2692 code 1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Application Deadline:
July 20, 2013
