Scientist Accelerated Crop Improvement - Genebank
Designation Scientist
Experience 5 - 7 yrs
Location Mayapur Village, Gaya, Bihar
JOB CODE RA24_0856
ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals for the position of Scientist for a project entitled ?Bihar Centre of Excellence for Millets Value Chain, which has six work packages namely genetic resources, breeding, agronomy, seed system, value addition and capacity building? to be implemented in Bihar State. This position is based at Mayapur village, Gaya, Bihar, and reporting to ICRISAT Headquarters, Patancheru, Telangana, India.
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor.
ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.
ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit - www.icrisat.org
Responsibilities:
To supervise and manage the staff and farm operations including farm expenditures and submitting reports monthly
To plan and conduct various field experiments (genetic resources, breeding, agronomy, seed system, value addition and capacity building) in consultation with the project investigators (PIs) and Project Coordinator
Breeding pearl millet and small millets, evaluation of breeding materials at multiple locations in project sites Crop management, data collection, data analysis and reporting to the PIs
Analyze, summarize, and interpret the data of the experiments conducted in field and laboratory
To liaise with local contact person and state department and collaborating universities in the Bihar State for smooth farm operations at the Centre
Traveling to other sites in Bihar state for conducting experiments
Performing project activities as advised by the project coordinator
Requirement:
PhD. in Plant Breeding/Agronomy/Seed Science with a good academic record with at least 5 years of experience after obtaining PhD
Extensive experience in conducting field experiments, evaluating germplasm and breeding lines for various traits
Sound knowledge of experimental designs and statistical analysis using R and other statistical packages
Excellent communication and computer skills, fluency in written and spoken English and the ability to work independently in a multi-cultural environment
Candidate with good quality publication record in peer-reviewed journals
Should have aptitude to work collegially and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural environments
Fluency in spoken and written English is essential; understanding of local language is desirable
Ability to work independently with minimal daily supervision and proactively solve problems
General: This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years).
How to apply: Applicants should apply on or before 21 April 2024, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer
Key Skills Breeding, seed production, crop management, farm management
Additional/Preferred Skills presentation, coordination
Preferred Qualifications PhD Preferred
Why ICRISAT? ICRISAT offers a rewarding career opportunity in dryland agricultural research to have a lasting impact on millions of lives and communities. The state of the art research infrastructure with high performance culture, ICRISAT provides global exposure and learning.
For more details, visit https://careers.icrisat.org/careers/jobs?id=MjMx&view=careers
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