Research Analyst

About the Organisation

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) is an independent, non-profit policy research institution based in New Delhi, India, that focuses on research in energy, environment, and water resources. It uses data and analysis to explain and change the use and reuse of resources to impact sustainable development in India and the Global South. CEEW is funded through donations and grants and maintains its independence and non-partisan stance through diverse funding sources and strict separation of funders from research findings. 

Job Description

India faces a multi-faceted challenge as it aims to become a developed country by 2047 while ensuring food and nutritional security and meeting its net-zero emissions goals. Central to these ambitions are the Agriculture and allied, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors. These sectors are crucial because they are not only highly vulnerable to climate change but also significant contributors to it. To reach India's extensive developmental and environmental goals, a fundamental reassessment and evolution of the AFOLU sector is necessary involving a comprehensive approach to food systems transformation.

Keeping this complex challenge in mind, CEEW seeks to develop sustainable pathways for India’s food systems to enable a net-zero journey. In this context, CEEW seeks a Research Analyst(s) to undertake modelling analysis for conducting cutting-edge research on sustainable transition pathways for the agriculture sector, focusing on one/ multiple areas across sustainable agriculture, crop and diet diversification, sustainable livestock sector and fertiliser use optimisation.

The successful applicant will assist the team members in undertaking robust quantitative analysis and generating policy insights and recommendations. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined below, the Research Analyst should be prepared, as and when necessary, to take on additional responsibilities and respond to events and developments that cannot be anticipated easily.

Job Responsibilities

• Independently manage allocated work-streams on quantitative and quantitative applied research on varied food system issues. Such workstreams include but are not limited to
• identification of optimal research question(s),
• designing the research approach/framework
• if required, development and execution of primary surveys (this includes designing the questionnaires, survey monitoring, coordinating with field staffs and analysis of the survey data),
• if required, systematic literature reviews
• if required, conducting stakeholder consultations,
• conducting the relevant analyses using appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative tools (e.g. MS Excel, STATA, Open LCA/SimaPro, Vensim/ STELLA etc.), and
• Presenting the analyses in a coherent narrative in different formats.
• Travel to field sites, whenever necessary, to conduct fieldwork including focus group discussions, interviews, meetings, training or gather primary information.
• Proactively supporting the team in effectively operationalizing the CEEW’s Arc of Learning.
• Regularly track policy measures taken by the government and its implementation status related to sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems in India and the Global South.
• Write high-quality research reports, publish in leading peer-reviewed journals and generate other knowledge products for the different audience such as blogs, policy briefs in regular intervals.
• Establishing and managing relationships with project counterparts from CEEW’s partners.

Project/Programme Assistance

• Support the senior researchers in conceptualising new projects, development of high-impact research proposals, and applications for research and general donor funding.
• Support effective outreach of research outputs through coordination with the outreach team, engagement with a broader network of stakeholders, and concerned policymakers.
• Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, training programmes for a comprehensive understanding of developments relevant to sustainable agriculture and allied sector and alternate proteins.
• Support senior team members for important meetings and sessions, prepare notes and conduct follow-ups, as required.
• Participate in weekly team meetings and assist with preparing minutes and chairing the weekly meeting.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience   

• Master's degree in economics/ data science / public policy/ engineering/ agricultural economics or any other relevant field relevant for food system transformation.
• A minimum of two years of relevant research experience in sustainable agriculture, policy, and food systems research is expected. Candidates who have developed relevant specialist skills will be given a strong preference.
• Some experience in conducting Life Cycle Assessment/ Integrated Assessment modelling/ system dynamic modelling in the AFOLU sector would be preferred.
• Analytical skills and knowledge of mixed methods – qualitative and quantitative research methods - relevant for food systems analysis, strategic planning, GHG accounting from AFOLU sector, impact evaluation, etc.
• Project management skills to independently manage research workstreams.
• Familiarity with IPCC Guidelines on GHG inventory calculations, food and agriculture issues, policy areas and consumer trends.
• Strong communication skills for effective, efficient, and adaptive verbal and written communication, and active listening along with experience in managing stakeholders, conducting workshops, convenings, etc. (preferred)
• Ability to use MS Office application suite.
• Relevant public For more information please check the Link ations in peer-reviewed journals/book chapters.
• R/Stata/Python (any one mandatory) other statistical software; Vensim, STELLA, AnyLogic QGIS, ArcGIS (preferred) and environmental and land-use modelling, life cycle assessment tools, Impact evaluation tools.

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