Research Technician post at ICRISAT

POST: Research Technician

Responsibilities:
The main duties and responsibilities of the Research Technician will be-

• Land preparation, field research operations including sowing, harvesting, threshing, and post-harvest data recording
• Collecting, managing and summarizing data.
• Supervising daily workers
• Maintaining and updating requirements of farm research operations, and follow-up with respective farm/field operation services & units
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor

Competencies:

• Understanding of Basics of crop production procedures
• Proficiency in basic crop science/plant breeding techniques
• Well-versed with filed research activities including field layouts, seed preparations, randomizations, data recording
• Good knowledge of MS-Office in particular MS-Excel (Level 2)
• Good communication skills

Requirements

• B.Sc in Agriculture/plant sciences; and considerable demonstrated ability in field & laboratory research.
• Five years of experience in related fields
• Ability to work in a team
• Computer data entry and analysis skills (MS Office, Windows, etc.)
• Experience with database, digital data recording
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
• Four-wheeler driving license

General:

The position is for three years, renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the Institute's continuing need for the position.
Last date to submit application: 11 June 2015