Scientist/Senior Scientist(Crop Livestock) at ICRISAT

International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics

POST: Scientist/Senior Scientist-Crop Livestock

ICRISAT is seeking applications from a dynamic and highly innovative scientist to undertake crop-livestock systems and natural resource management who has a global research perspective. The Scientist-Crop Livestock (Internationally Recruited Staff) will be based at ICRISAT Headquarters near Greater Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, working within the Research Program on Resilient Dryland Systems (RDS).

This is a joint position supported by ICRISAT and ILRI (International Livestock Research institute). ICRISAT and ILRI are non-profit, non-political organizations that conduct 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 tropics is home to over 2 billion people, with 650 million of these the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT, ILRI and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially smallholder farmers, to overcome poverty, hunger, malnutrition and a degraded environment through more efficient and profitable agriculture. ICRISAT and ILRI belong to the Consortium of Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The position will be based in CGIAR Research Program (CRP) 1.1 on ‘Dryland Systems: Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and vulnerable in Dry Areas’, but will also contribute to other CRPs.

The Job:

·         Provide leadership in research on integrated crop-livestock systems in South Asia and contribute to global crop-livestock systems research. The Scientist will focus on understanding the system dynamics of livelihoods, water and nutrients under current and projected changes due to climate, demography etc.

·         Integrate into interdisciplinary teams from ICRISAT, ILRI and other CGIAR Centers, and with National Agricultural Research Institutes and development partners.

·         Contribute to ICRISAT and ILRI’s resource mobilization efforts through research proposals writing and strengthening of partners’ capacities, including co-supervision of postgraduate thesis research.

The Person:

·         PhD degree in natural resource management or ecology, livestock & pastoral systems or related agricultural discipline with 5 to 10 years’ experience in systems related research.

·         Proven ability to think strategically about research for development.

·         Innovative, energetic individual with demonstrated contributions to the field of agriculture and committed to seeing measurable impacts at farm level. Strong statistical skills, knowledge of computer applications and software for data management and analysis.

·         Excellent in English (both spoken and written).

·         Good publication record, as evidenced by research papers in refereed journals.

·         Proven ability in attracting project funding.

·         Experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders and interest to work in interdisciplinary team

The Reward:

This is an internationally recruited staff position with an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package payable in US dollars. The position is initially for three years, and extendable depending on performance of the incumbent and funding availability. An attractive compensation will be offered for the right candidate.

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 31 July 2012 by email to: ICRISATjobs@cgiar.org, with a letter of motivation, latest Curriculum Vitae, and names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable of the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. The reference name of the position (Scientist/Senior Scientist-Crop Livestock) should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the email. Screening of applications will begin in August 2012 and will continue until the post is filled. All applications will be acknowledged, however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer and is especially interested in increasing the participation of women on its staff. ICRISAT has a flexible approach to international appointments and welcomes dual-career couples.

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