Job Description
LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL
RESOURCES (LUANAR)
Vacancy Announcement: Research Assistants
Mobile Survey Services for the Southern Africa Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I)
Digital Agricultural Advisory Services (DAAS) complementally that can increase the effectiveness of the role of extension in the agrifood systems and put information in the hands of farmers. Though multiple stakeholders have engaged in delivering DAAS, there remains several unknowns that need to be empirically unpacked to ensure that these systems are effective and do not exacerbate inequality and stifle access to agricultural extension. The Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is working with the CIMMYT and the ICRISAT to conduct a country-wide research-study to understand the effectiveness of the DAAS under the Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I). The AID-I is a Feed the Future Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State (DoS) and implemented in DRC, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its goal is to ensure that farmers have at their fingertips the demanded information and innovations to enhance agrifood systems amidst escalating input prices and changing climate conditions through rapid delivery of agricultural advisories.
Thus, CARD is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to be considered for the temporary positions of Research Assistants who will collect data for the Mobile Survey Services under the AID-I. CARD is a Public Policy Research Institute based at LUANAR with over 30 years of existence.
Required Skills and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in agricultural related programmes obtained in 2022.
- Two years’ experience conducting phone surveys using Survey Solutions.
- Fluent in local languages, namely, Chichewa, Yao, and Tumbuka.
- Must be available for the whole period of the Assignment.
Terms and Conditions of Engagement
Only successful candidates meeting our requirements shall be engaged for the study period and shall be operating from the Mobile Call Centre that will be set up at CARD’s Office at Bunda Campus.
Mode of Application
Applications should be sent to card@luanar.ac.mw with up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV), with contract details of traceable referees and copies of academic qualification. The email should have the following in the subject line: 2024 Mobile Survey Services under AID-I Research Assistant.
For more information contact: Mr. Patrick Kawaye at pchimseu@luanar.ac.mw or the CARD Director, Dr. Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri at ipangapanga@luanar.ac.mw.
The deadline for submission is 4 pm, on Friday, 13th September 2024 and late submissions shall be automatically rejected.
LUANAR is an equal opportunity institution, hence, female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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