The Centre for Sustainable Agriculture is looking to hire two research assistants to work with us on a project to build gender-sensitive, sustainable seed systems. The project will involve (1) documentation of unique and/or best practices with respect to building financially viable Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and women’s engagement in FPOs, (2) a study of the existing seed system in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with respect to the legal framework, market structure, and farmer preferences (3) action research through the establishment of a decentralized seed production and distribution system through FPOs in AP and Telangana.

• Creation of study instruments
• Collection of primary data through interviews with key stakeholders and focus group discussions
• Compilation and analysis of secondary data as required for the study
• Writing of relevant reports, policy briefs, and research articles for documenting results
• Field travel for as required for data collection and coordination with the study team.
• Data collection, compilation, analysis and report writing.

Skills required:

• Must speak Telugu and English
• Must have taken coursework and/or have relevant experience in qualitative research
• Must be able to provide a writing sample
• Quantitative data analysis skills preferred (R, Stata, or other), but not mandatory

At least two years of work experience preferred .