Scientific Officer Agronomy - ICRISAT
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About IFDC
IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.
Responsibilities
This is a role for the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‑Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and hosted by IFDC.
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Plan and execute demonstration protocols and participatory variety selection trials for groundnut and pigeon pea, sorghum, pearl millet and chickpea;
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Operate research equipment where possible including data collection, entry and analysis, while complying with seed stewardship standards;
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Conduct data quality check and assurance to enable timely development of project reports, and scaling of selected technologies to the last mile;
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Write progressive reports, manuals and scientific articles to share knowledge and learning;
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Supervise and motivate the labour, capacity building of farmers, students and other collaborators;
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Manage relationships with co-operators/partners to ensure timely completion of collective efforts for quality delivery;
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Support the project PI in Procurement of farm inputs and consumables, and their timely delivery.
Requirements
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Masters in Agricultural Sciences, plant Breeding/Crop Improvement;
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A minimum of 5 years of experience in plant breeding and seed systems;
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Experience in conducting field trials and data analysis, technology scaling and knowledge dissemination;
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Familiarity with seed quality and seed production processes;
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Demonstrated ability to develop and implement technology/seed delivery;
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Experience in managing research for development projects;
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Experience working with crop breeding and socio-economic software and tool;
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Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team;
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
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Fluency in English is an added advantage.
Reporting and Work Relationships
The Scientific Officer-Agronomy will report to the Senior Scientist.
Location:
This is a national recruitment based in South Sudan-Juba
Salary Clause
The salary grade for this position is BG 6.
The determination of new employee salaries takes into account various factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate's qualifications in relation to the job's responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.