Accelerated Crop Improvement Research Technician
Odisha, India
JOB DETAIL
Research Technician
ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals for Research Technician to support ICRISAT’s Crop breeding team under Global Research Program Accelerated Crop. This position will be based at Odisha, India.
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts 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 or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.
ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervise field trials, collect data precisely, and maintain records of all activities undertaken under chilli breeding under the direction of reporting manager
- Maintain seed inventory and assist in seed production
- Ensure the research trials are well managed and that there is frequent communication with the team
- Ensure timely data collection and intervention of suitable agronomic practices at different stages of the field demonstrations in the field and the nurseries
- Must have knowledge of common pests and diseases and their management in pulses
- Assist in developing basic technical reports in coordination with project team members
- Maintaining safety and hygiene standards
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree/Undergraduate degree with at least 2 years of working experience in projects related to pulses
- Familiarity with research operations, field demonstrations, field activities monitoring
- Ability to drive and travel independently in the state to monitor the trials, and provide supervision to field staff to manage research activities
- Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision and proactively solve problems Good written and verbal communication skills
- Curiosity and a desire to continuously learn about science
No of Vacancies: 10
General:
This is a contractual role for a period of 24 months (2 years).
How to apply:
Applicants should apply on or before 15 August 2023, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer
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