This notice expires close of business April 28, 2000.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-intl-lst@reeusda.gov [mailto:owner-intl-lst@reeusda.gov]
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 12:22 PM
Subject: INTL-LST> International Update
*****************************************************************
USDA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
UPDATE - Vacancy Announcement
13 April 2000 Announcement # FAS -4
*****************************************************************
Job Title: Agricultural Economist (Food Security/Natural Resources)
Grade: FC- 0110-12 (Schedule B)
Area of Consideration: All Sources
The individual selected for this position will be assigned to the
Development Resources Division, International Cooperation and Development,
Foreign Agricultural Service. The incumbent will work directly with the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s West Africa Regional
Program (WARP) located in Bamako, Mali, West Africa. The incumbent will
provide senior technical and professional support and will assist in the
identification, analysis and evaluation of regional economic, food,
agricultural and natural resources policies and programs in the West Africa
region with particular emphasis supervising and/or conducting country
specific and regional analyses that will serve as the basis for strategies,
policies, and programs to support broad-based economic growth and food
security in West Africa. The incumbent will maintain regular contacts with
relevant USDA agencies and provide linkages to USAID with USDA agencies and
sources of information on West African food security, agricultural, natural
resources management and economic integration issues. Approximately 50
percent of the Advisor's time will be spent on missions in West African
countries.
Required Skills:
-- a Ph.D. in agricultural economics,
-- experience in international development that includes exposure to
Sahelian/West African development issues,
-- demonstrated competence in a broad range of economic and analytic
techniques and modern information technologies,
-- practical knowledge of the status of donor policies and strategies as
they related to food security, agriculture, the environment and natural
resources, trade and economic integration in Sahelian countries and West
Africa,
-- skill in oral and written presentations to order to prepare and present
complex technical and economic analyses and information and options,
-- strong interpersonal and networking skills to work successfully with
diverse partners of different cultures, disciplines and backgrounds,
-- fluency in French.
To apply, please send the following: (a) a cover letter that directly and
separately addresses each of the Required Skills listed above; and (b) a
current resume of experience and qualifications.
Both should be sent to the listed Program Officer below by the expiration
date of this notice.
Program Officer: Howard Anderson, Director
Division: USDA/FAS/ICD/DRD
E-mail Address: andersonh@fas.usda.gov
FAX: (202) 690-1953
Mailing Address: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FAS/ICD/DRD, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3221-S, STOP 1087, Washington, D.C.
20250-1087
NOTE: you must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
This notice expires close of business April 28, 2000.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
International Programs Update
A USDA/CSREES Production
http://www.reeusda.gov/serd/inter/homepage.htm
To subscribe to International Update, send an e-mail to ipnews@reeusda.gov
with subject subscribe (un)
To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command
"unsubscribe sanet-mg". If you receive the digest format, use the command
"unsubscribe sanet-mg-digest".
To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command
"subscribe sanet-mg-digest".
All messages to sanet-mg are archived at:
http://www.sare.org/san/htdocs/hypermail
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Thu May 11 2000 - 22:02:09 EDT