Conservation International
Associate Scientist, Socioeconomist
Description
The Associate Scientist, Socioeconomist will play a pivotal role in advancing CI’s mission by conducting innovative social science and impact evaluation research and serving as a technical resource to inform the evidence base on the impacts of Herding For Health through the innovative development of new outcome indicators, and assessing the viability and the effectiveness of new approaches to integrated livestock and rangeland management. The role will be affiliated with CI’s global science program (Moore Center for Science, USA) and physically hosted in one of CI’s Africa Field Division offices. They will work on a project funded by the CI-University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Climate Solutions Collaborative. This project is dedicated to generating evidence on the effectiveness of Natural Climate Solutions, testing innovations in implementation models, and Monitoring and Evaluation framework of Herding For Health projects implemented by the social enterprise Meat Naturally. The project contributes to the broader "Roadmap for enabling just systems transformation for Africa’s people and nature" initiative, which aims to accelerate the adoption of these nature-based solutions at a scale necessary to meet global climate goals.
Research duties include managing and coordinating transnational research projects, notably social science data collection in rural contexts, analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistical software, and supporting the design and analyses of surveys, quasi-experimental and experimental (Randomized Controlled Trial, lab-in-field experiments, and/or discrete choice experiments) studies. The Associate Scientist, Socioeconomist develops research products, tools, and related resources that provide CI staff, partners, and decision-makers with the relevant scientific data needed to make informed decisions, particularly advising on efforts to improve the implementation and effectiveness of Herding For Health, and attend technical workshop with both scientific and practitioner audiences. They will write and edit technical reports for internal and external parties, including peer-reviewed journals, which persuade others to act.
This position does not directly manage staff. Duties are performed under general direction.
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