Post doctoral fellow - climate change economist

Based in the Penang offices of WorldFish, you will provide support to the center’s research programme on climate change, with a focus on designing and implementing impact assessment programmes related to climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation in aquatic agricultural systems. You will have a PhD in economics, specializing in agricultural, natural resource, environmental or ecological economics in a rural development context. Ability to work in partnership with natural scientists and non-economist social scientists is essential, as are strong quantitative analysis skills. Experience of aquaculture or fisheries systems is an advantage, but not essential. The position requires extensive travel to WorldFish offices and research sites in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.

Key responsibilities

* Provide technical guidance to WorldFish Center scientists and our research partners in national and regional institutions on the design, implementation and analysis of research on climate change vulnerability, adaptation options, mitigation and co-benefits approaches, including payments for environmental services.
* Design studies to analyze the impacts of actions to adapt to climate change, both ex-ante (looking at costs and potential benefits to guide choice of adaptation options) and ex-post (looking at the impact of adaptation actions undertaken).
* Represent the WorldFish Center at key global and regional climate change policy forums and at relevant international science conferences.
*Contribute to writing up project and programme reports and disseminating programme research findings through international peer-reviewed literature.

Qualifications, experience, skills and abilities

* PhD degree in economics or related sub-discipline (development economics, environmental economics, economic geography etc) and publication record commensurate with experience.
* Sound knowledge of current approaches and methodologies for climate vulnerability analysis, adaptation or mitigation.
*Strong quantitative analysis skills, including either econometric analysis or economic modeling. A knowledge of impact assessment methods, and monitoring and evaluation programme design is an advantage.
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams in project contexts and under tight deadlines.
* Excellent written and spoken English language capability.

The WorldFish Center has a non-discriminatory policy and provides an innovative work environment.