ICRISAT jobs for Research Associates in Hyderabad. Last Date to apply: 15 Nov 2020

Research Associates

ICRISAT

Not disclosed

Expired

Posted: 06 Nov 20

Job Description

ICRISAT seeks application for the position of Research Associates under East and Southern Africa Program. This position is based at ICRISAT- Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Requirements:

BSc Agriculture (Agronomy, Soil Science or Crop Science)

MSc (Agronomy or related discipline) would be an advantage

Minimum of 4 years post graduate experience in research and/or development with extensive experience in field work.

Desirable

Knowledge on smallholder crop-livestock production systems, production technologies and market development, climate variability and change in the dry lands of southern Africa

Experience in designing and implementing agronomic field experiments and on-farm trials.

Knowledge of crop-soil models is an added advantage

Experience in farm surveys and farmer participatory research

Experience with Government and NGO activities is an advantage

Strong field work experience and willingness to travel is essential

Conversant with computers and related statistical software (SAS, Excel, STATA, GENSTAT etc)

Good writing and communication skills

Capable of working with limited supervision and self-motivated

Requires national traveling.

Fluency in English.

Good working knowledge of Shona and Ndebele.