Genotype by Cropping Systems Interactions | ICRISAT PostDoc Opening

Post-Doctoral Fellow

ICRISAT is seeking applications from dynamic and potential candidates for Genotype by Cropping Systems Interactions: Sorghum plant types and their adoption in the Sudan Savannah of West-Africa

The Job:

• Evaluate farmers’ preferences for specific types of varieties, or hybrids of sorghum, in the context of specific cropping systems, including soil fertility improvement strategies, gender and farm typologies. 
• Analyse changes in food security in families who are adopting new production techniques, monitoring how increased production is being used in different types of families.
• Examine how women farmers use and benefit from increased availability of seed of diverse sorghum varieties and other crops in the target areas?

The Person:

• PhD in crop science, agronomy or plant breeding
• Experience with participatory research methods and tools, specifically regarding variety evaluations
• Experience with complex tropical production systems
• French language skills
• Experience with sorghum field experimentation is an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

The Reward: The Fellowship is for a period of 12 months and extendable based on funding availability.  An attractive compensation in US Dollars will be offered to the right candidate. The Post-Doc Fellow will be based at ICRISAT , Mali.

How to apply: Please apply on-line latest by 30 November 2014 (CLICK HERE), with a letter of motivation, full Curriculum Vitae, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about your professional qualifications and work experience.  All applications will be acknowledged, however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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