Research Technician

Rice fields are a large emitter of methane and adoption of new technologies and policies is necessary to meet national emission reduction targets in Asia. Technologies and policies that reduce the carbon footprint of rice and are linked to market incentives to benefit rural small-holder farmers and sustain the reduction of emissions over the long-term are crucial. Development of new management practices demands further research on their GHG-reduction potential and validation in order for them to be linked to the carbon market and how best to take advantage of it while contributing to the national development and emission goals. Working with various national and international partners in different projects, IRRI develops strategies to increase the level of adoption of climate-smart technologies in rice production. This task needs a concerted approach of an inter-disciplinary team of experts.

IRRI, with the support of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has established IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The ISARC is a regional facility of IRRI established in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to support research, collaboration, training, and service provision to institutions, scientists, and other stakeholders in India and other South Asian and African countries. ISARC stands for excellence in rice research through its three major component units, the Centre of Excellence in Rice Values Addition (CERVA), Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture (CESA) and IRRI Research and Education Program (IREP). ISARC is undertaking several R4D programs/projects for development cutting edge technologies and rice value added products to enhance the income and welfare of rice farmers through value chain development.
Under the guidance of the supervisors/scientists, the incumbent will provide day-to-day assistance/support in implementation of field and other project activities, mainly regularly collecting samples from gas chambers and other data from the different field sites.

This position is based at Haryana and is only open for the permanent residents of India.

**Roles and Responsibilities**:

- Collect data and information from different agronomic field activities, farmers, and other related activities.
- Execute routine field work.
- Support in implementing training and other field level activities.
- Support other project activities.
- Work with project team for regular support and field activities.
- Interact with targeted farmers for necessary information, data, and implementation of activities.
- Regularly update supervisors and line managers about the field level activities.
- Actively support project team in implementation of the project activities; and
- Support in institute wide activities as and when required.
- Organize field level materials required for implementation of the activities.
- Collect required data from the field sites and farmers.
- Support in organizing field level farmers’ training and awareness programs.
- Support in imparting information to farmers.
- Organize Scientist field visits.
- Timely completion of the planned activities.

**Qualifications**:
Intermediate in science with 4-5 years of work experience in field and rural areas;

**Skills Required**:

- Experience in office related work and data collection using Kobo tool box and other CAPI tools
- Basic knowledge of MS Office programs such as Word and Excel
- Working experience national/international research organization

**Allowances**:In addition to the base salary indicated above, IRRI also offers the following allowances:

- House-Rent Allowance: IRRI provides a house rent allowance of 40% of base pay per month
- Transport Allowance: A monthly transport allowance of INR 2000
- Dearness Allowance: One Hundred and Thirteen percent (113%) of employee’s base pay
- Leave Travel Allowance (LTA): One-month base pay per annum, on availing minimum 2 days of vacation leave
- Education Allowance: INR 1000/- per child per month (limited 2 children)

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