Project Associate I

6 hours ago

India International Rice Research Institute Full time

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with the support of the Government of Welfare has established IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is a regional facility that supports research collaboration, training, and service provision to institutions, scientists, farmers, and other stakeholders from India and other South Asian and African nations. Recently the government of India has accorded approval for ISARC phase 2 through MOU with IRRI to implement next phase activities up to 2027. It has three verticals: Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA), Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture (CESA), and Centre of Education, Innovation, and Research for Development (CEIRD).

Applicants will work in DBT-supported project at Varanasi.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate sample collection from different regions, isolation and maintenance and Pathotyping of all the target pathogens
- Phenotyping of mapping population under field screening and glass house conditions for the targeted traits
- Multilocation testing of the mapping population and advance breeding lines
- Phenotyping and sequencing based trait mapping for identification of genomic region associated with disease and pest.
- Actively participate in the strategic planning and research meeting of Rice Breeding Planform and Rice Breeding SA Cluster
- Coordinate closely with the IRRI HQ team (RB Platform), IRRI-SA Hub, project partners, other NAREs collaborators, to ensure smooth flow of research activities, effective genotyping and phenotyping of germplasm.
- Engage with ISARC to help build capacity in modernizing plant pathology programs and for the effective transfer of knowledge, technology and strategy.
- Verify the progress of the research activities as defined by the agreed plans and objectives
- Represent IRRI to a wide audience by presenting at conferences/meetings
- Participate/contribute to visits, meetings, workshops, farmers' fairs, and any such events at ISARC and outside.
- Any other tasks as assigned by ISARC Director

**Qualifications**:
Degree in Plant Pathology/Botany/Biotechnology / or degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognized University or equivalent

**Skills Required**:
**Mandatory**:
Proven ability to implement Plant pathology projects
Proven ability to perform in multi-discipline and multi-cultural teams
Excellent scientific and analytical skills
Excellent interpersonal and organization skills

**Preferred**:
Experience in handling disease phenotyping work
Respectable publication record in peer reviewed journals

Allowances: In addition to the base salary indicated above, your will be entitled to HRA of 16% of the basic salary. IRRI also offers employee benefits package inclusive of medical insurance, life and accident insurance for self and dependents.

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