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SPIRE-FS is a multi-partner, mixed-methods research project developing, co-designing, and evaluating solar-powered post-harvest loss (PHL) interventions (e.g., cold storages, solar dryers, evaporative coolers) in rural communities of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts, Odisha, India

Salary: Rs. 80,000/- p.m

•  Estimate cost-efficiency measures, such as cost per user reached and cost per kg of produce storage/dried. 
• Quantify the economic benefits of PHL reduction, including the value of additional produce preserved, increased farmer income, reduced spoilage, and potential savings in energy and storage costs. 
• Conduct indicative cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses.
•  Contribute economic inputs to the project’s system dynamics model for long-term scale-up projections.
•  Contribute to academic publications.

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in economics, Agri-Business Management (ABM), Agricultural Economics, Development Economics or a related field; PhD desirable.

Experience : Prior experience in cost-effectiveness and/or cost-benefit analysis, preferably in health, nutrition, agriculture, or food systems

Preferred Language: English essential; Hindi and/or Odia desirable for field coordination.

To Apply: E-mail cover letter and curriculum vitae with 3 references (names and email addresses / phone numbers) by on or before 20th August 2026 to shameem.b@sjri.res.in to hr@sjri.res.in