As the year draws to a close and we look forward to 2013, it is also time for us to welcome our two new Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) to ILRI. You will recall that we had, some months ago, an intensive recruitment and interview process which led to the selection of two Deputy Directors-General. Suzanne Bertrand, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Staff
Appointments at ILRI and hosted institutions – October to December 2012
Iddo Dror joined ILRI as Head of Capacity Development on 25 October 2012. He has more than ten years’ capacity development experience gained in academia and international development, combined with experience in teaching, research, and fellowship administration. Dror career track has included assignments with UN agencies and the private sector, several years at the University … Continue reading
New faces in the Biotechnology team in Addis Ababa
Several Post-doctoral fellows, a research associate, a research assistant and PhD students recently joined the Biotechnology group in ILRI Ethiopia to work in different projects. Post-doctoral fellows and research associates Kefena Effa is a post- doctoral fellow with Biotech Addis Group starting from 1st of December 2012. In his stay with ILRI he will be … Continue reading
Update on Acting Team Leader for the Smallholder Competitiveness Team in MGL
Message from Steve Staal: After taking on the role of Director of the Livestock & Fish CRP, Tom Randolph has continued on a part-time basis in his former role of Team Leader of the MG02 Smallholder Competitiveness team. Recruitment for a new Team Leader began earlier this year, but has not yet proved successful. … Continue reading
Introducing new ILRI graduate and research fellows
Round of the new Graduate Fellows and Research Fellows recruited through CAST between May – August 2012. Please join us in welcoming the new fellows. See the May 2012 – August 2012 group here (PDF – 1.77MB) Continue reading
ILRI’s Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Theme gets new staff.
In the pursuit of improving market opportunities for poor livestock keepers, the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods Theme at ILRI works to identify opportunities for the poor to benefit from increased consumer demand for livestock and livestock products. To help achieve this, ILRI is happy to announce several new additions to the Markets, Gender and Livelihoods … Continue reading
Interim changes to the Biotech Theme management
Jimmy Smith recently updated staff on changes in our Biotechnology Theme: The new ILRI’s long-term strategy that we’re now developing will help us plan for ILRI’s biotech future. But we’re going to make some interim changes in our biotechnology theme. We’ve been talking to many donors to attract their interest to biotech, and one has … Continue reading
Round up of recent recruits
New staff update from Human Resources ( January – April 2012) Click here to download (PDF file – 684 KB) Continue reading
Welcome to a brand new Baby girl!
Rosalynn Murithi Program Management Officer Biotech, is a proud mother of a baby girl Eden, 3.5 kgs, born on 4th April. Please join us in congratulating Rosa and family. Biotech team Continue reading
BecA Hub – New Appointment
Leah Ndungu has been appointed Project Coordinator- BecA effective 01 July 2011. She will be responsible for managing and coordinating a new collaborative project between Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, and the Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub. Leah holds a PhD in Veterinary Science with … Continue reading
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