Research Associate

About ICARDA
All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (“One CGIAR’”) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure, and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.
About position

**Reports to**:
**Administrative Supervisors**: Project Coordinator and Director, Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP)

**Research Supervisor**: Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and Agronomy (SWA)

**Location**: FLRP, Amlaha (Sehore), Madhya Pradesh, India

**Main responsibilities**:

- Work closely with Soil, Water and Agronomy (SWA) Team members, project team and our partner organizations to execute project implementation.
- Design and implement field experiments (on-station and on-farm) related to precision farming according to the research protocols.
- Follow up functioning of scientific equipment, data collection, curation, processing, and analyses relating precision farming innovations introduced by the Project.
- Assist in developing technical reports, technological advisory for farmers and field technicians as per the project needs.
- Assist in publishing research findings in ISI peer-reviewed scientific journals, participate and present in conferences and workshops.
- Assist in organizing workshops, farmers field days, trainings, and developing different training materials.
- Involve in scaling-up of technologies under various projects/initiatives, and link farmers with research products and developmental activities.
- Share and interact with Agriculture Ministry, Department, and other NARS scientists/visitors to the research station.
- Supervise timely field operations, inputs and labour to ensure proper implementation of research activities and proper record keeping.

**Requirements**:
Essential qualifications and competencies
- Experience managing research for development projects funded by State, National and International donors.
- Minimum masters or equivalent in Agronomy, Water resource management, Soil & Water conservation, or related fields
- At least 3 years’ experience managing projects in precision farming or climate-smart agriculture research.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct, analyse and interpret research results through rated publications.
- Previous work experience in an international, multi-cultural environment would be preferred.
- Ability to work in a team and supervise technical staff.
- Experience in writing reports and communicating scientific topics to laypeople.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in spoken and written Hindi and English
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural work environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively within Madhya Pradesh state to follow up, troubleshoot and manage precision farming scientific equipment installed in farmers’ fields.

Desirable qualifications and competencies
- Experience working with CGIAR centres and national governments.
- Training in crop modelling, GIS, precision agriculture, climate-smart agriculture.
- PhD degree holder.

**Benefits**:
Terms of appointment, salary, and benefits