Vacancy for Post-Doctoral Fellow in Global Wheat Program at CIMMYT

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is seeking an outstanding, motivated candidate for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow in Global Wheat Program. The position offers an outstanding career opportunity for a researcher interested in global wheat research, and will be based at CIMMYT headquarters, near Mexico City, Mexico. The position is available initially for 2 years. The successful candidate will work as a member of “Spring Bread Wheat Improvement” team under the leadership of Dr. Ravi P. Singh and contribute to collaborative research at CIMMYT and with other institutions on various aspects of wheat breeding including high yield potential, durable resistance to Ug99 and other rusts, drought and heat tolerance, and end-use quality. Extensive travel at CIMMYT experimental stations in Mexico is required.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:

·         A recent Ph.D. in genetics or breeding in wheat or other cereals.

·         Demonstrated experience in applying molecular techniques.

·         Experience with field based plant breeding.

·         Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.

·         Ability to form part of an interdisciplinary team.

·         Ability to work under multicultural setting.

·         Experience in any of the following areas would be considered an asset:

·         Experience with rusts or other cereal diseases.

·         Experience with statistical and biometrical packages to analyze multisite performance data.

·         Knowledge of Spanish.

CIMMYT is a non-profit agricultural research institute committed to ensuring food security and reducing poverty in developing countries.  Through strong science and effective partnerships, CIMMYT creates, uses and shares knowledge and technology to improve the productivity and profitability of wheat and maize farming systems and to sustain natural resources.

CIMMYT has had enormous impact in the developing world. It is the center of excellence for work on two of the three most important food crops in the developing world. Its most famous employee, Dr. Norman Borlaug, is credited by many with saving more lives than any other individual in the history of the world. Borlaug’s work dramatically increased yields of wheat in the Indo-Gangetic plains in the 1960s and 1970s, staving off starvation for hundreds of millions. For this work, Borlaug received the Nobel Prize in 1970. Scores of other CIMMYT efforts have saved or enriched millions of lives, from releasing disease-resistant varieties and varieties resistant to drought and heat and soil deficiencies, to dispersing techniques to reduce farmer costs and post-harvest losses.  In developing countries, wheat varieties developed by CIMMYT and its partners cover 75% of the area planted to modern wheat varieties.

CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

Apply online no later than January 22th, 2012, go to www.cimmyt.org. Click on “About us – Job Opportunities-2011/27 Position”. Please complete on-line application, including your Cover Letter, competencies and experience for the position and a detailed CV/Resume.

 For further information please contact Dr. Dr. R. Singh, Wheat Breeder, r.singh@cgiar.org or Human Resources Officer, jobs-cimmyt@cgiar.org. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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