Consultancy for Dietary Data Collection Project
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) •Ethiopia•0(views)
Full-Time
Job Description
About the Organization
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), through its Better Diets and Nutrition Science Program, is collaborating with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and Wageningen University and Research, through its Senior Expert Programme, on innovations in digital dietary data collection in Ethiopia.
Job Summary
We are looking for an external researcher to help us with the innovations in digital dietary data collection project in Ethiopia. The project is developing a "push" method of collecting sub-sets of the Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ), which can be used to measure various diet quality indicators, including the Minimum Dietary Diversity among Women (MDD-W), which is now an SDG indicator and one of the CGIAR level nutrition outcomes.
The goal of the overall project is to test the use of text messages to collect data from the diet quality questionnaire. IFPRI is looking for work to support this project, which will ideally work through random digit dialing.
We note we are also examining how to link this data collection effort with other DTA-supported efforts to conduct high frequency monitoring, such as a similar effort by the Alliance in Guatemala.
Overarching research questions for the project include:
- How many questions can we ask (out of the 29) before most respondents stop answering?
- How does the bias compare to surveys collected in-person? Does the bias manifest throughout the survey, or as one asks more questions?
- What is the best way to address those biases?
- When we publish data with FAIR standards using this method, are we better off putting a warning label on it or initially addressing the biases and describing our methods?
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an arrangement, such as a post-doc, who can help with the following activities in 2026:
- Support the organization of a project meeting towards the end of 2026 in Ethiopia
- Write the inception report about the use of digital dietary data collection in Ethiopia with the proposed research agenda and steps to be taken for the next 3 years.
We hope that the arrangement can continue into 2027 with the following tasks:
- Set up the analyses from questions arising under 2 in the Rwanda and Guatemala dataset on digital dietary data collection
- Coordinating support across project activities and partners (IFPRI, WUR, EPHI, telecoms)
Required Qualifications
Required qualifications of the consultant / team leader:
- PhD degrees in Nutrition or related field
- Demonstrated professional experiences (peer-reviewed publications) of similar food science experiments within the past 10 years, including the past 5 years
- Demonstrated experience working on dietary data
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
How to Apply
Please submit your Application through: https://phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf04/ats/careers/v2/applyRequisition?org=IFPRI&cws=50&rid=3838
Application Deadline: October 6, 2026
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
View ProfileIFPRI’s mission is to work with partners to provide research-based policy solutions to improve food security, nutrition, and livelihoods, contribute to empowerment for all, and promote sustainable, climate-resilient food systems. What we do Established in 1975, the International Food Policy Research Institute provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Together with our partners, we generate needed evidence for country- and region-led policies that contribute to poverty reduction and help ensure that all people have access to safe, sufficient, nutritious, and sustainably produced food. Through multisectoral research and engagement with stakeholders, IFPRI informs effective policies, programs, and investments that contribute to productive livelihoods and sustainable, resilient, and equitable agriculture and food systems. IFPRI is a Research Center of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network, and the only CGIAR center solely dedicated to food policy research. The Institute currently has more than 480 employees from around the world working in over 70 countries, with about half of our research staff based in developing countries. CGIAR impact areas IFPRI’s research aims to achieve progress in CGIAR’s five impact areas: nutrition, health, and food security; poverty reduction, livelihoods, and jobs; environmental health and biodiversity; gender equality, youth, and social inclusion; and climate adaptation and mitigation. To address challenges in these areas, IFPRI’s experts work with partners around the world to identify, assess, improve, and adapt policy, institutional, and governance responses that can drive transformative change. Our research and engagement address the complex challenges to sustainable, equitable food systems through a four-pronged approach.
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