Social Scientist for Agricultural Research
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The EU Biodiversa+ funded project inSALSA aims to enhance adoption of agricultural biologicals over conventional agrichemicals in smallholder farming in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project involves investigating farmer attitudes, needs, and preferences in 'living labs' in Kenya and South Africa, as well as replication labs in Ethiopia and capacity building labs in Italy.
The living labs focus on the use of biologicals to combat pests in tomato and potato, coordinated by local universities and combining social scientific with natural scientific research and technical development. The labs include stakeholder dialogues and connections to policy and practice.
Your Skills and Qualifications- A PhD in social sciences or humanities, or an interdisciplinary subject with significant elements of critical social sciences.
- Previous experience of research in rural settings in the Global South, preferably on smallholder farming and gendered aspects of livelihoods in Africa.
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
- Good ability to independently design and carry out research tasks.
- Good ability to work in teams.
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