Associate Manager- Natural Resource Management

ICRISAT seeks applications from Indian nationals, for the position of Associate Manager- Natural Resource Management to support ICRISAT Development Center under Resilient Farm and Food Systems to be based at Patancheru. ICRISAT is involved in several research and development projects towards Natural Resource Management, this position is intended to undertake research in areas of Natural Resource Management and document case studies and impact stories towards generated ecosystem services. There is a requirement of 1 position where the incumbents will be based at Patancheru.

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

Responsibilities:

·     Undertake research on landscape hydrology by generating primary research data on runoff, vadose zone soil moisture dynamics

·     Monitor and supervise activities in soil physics lab including handing of the pressure plate apparatus and texture analysis

·     Characterization of soil physical parameters (hydraulic and retention parameters) using field and lab-based measurement techniques;

·     Manage ICRISAT’s runoff and soil loss monitoring stations, data collation and analysis

·     Guide field staffs on instrumentation including DGPS, data compilation and analysis in respective project locations;

·     To organize capacity building program on water balance/ water management to various stakeholders and field functionaries including line department officials;

·     To design and execute a range of rainwater harvesting interventions in different outstation projects

Key Qualifications:

·   • Masters in natural resources management/environmental engineering/agricultural engineering/related NRM disciplines with working experience of minimum 8 years to 10 years

•   Demonstrated skills on vadose zone soil moisture data collection, installation of runoff station; groundwater measurements;

•   Independently plan and carry out research on the nominated research and development project and work towards fulfilling the aims of the project;

•   Perform data analysis, preparation of reports and communicate this information to different stakeholders;

•   Demonstrate capacity to work collaboratively as part of multi-disciplinary team;

•   Perform other duties as requested by the head/theme leader IDC and RPD RFFS;

•   Ability to develop effective relationships and work harmoniously in outcome focused and multi-disciplinary team environment;

•   Willingness to travel to out station locations for instrumentation and data collection;

.General:

This is a contractual position for a period of 24 months.

 How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 26 September 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