Assistant Scientist - Extension Agronomy (PRS-2012-273-FM)

Deadline: 08/14/2013

Contract Type: Fixed-term (Renewable), National

Location	India
Open only to citizens of	India
Specialization/Skills	Crop production, agronomy, soil science, extension or other agricultural areas
Basic purpose	The successful candidate will be coordinating and conducting farmer participatory adaptive trials, fine-tuning technologies and training extension staff and farmers reached out to -in partnership with a range of NARES, public, private sector partners and NGOs to deliver integrated technology solutions to resource poor farmers.
Roles and responsibilities	- Agronomy and extension related responsibilities: i.e. Conduct needs assessment for selected districts through field visits - Partnership development and coordination responsibilities: i.e. Develop field level private and public partnerships for technical work plan implementation - Documentation responsibilities: i.e. Manage,analyze and report data from farmer participatory trials Qualification Requirements: - Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent qualifications/experience in crop production, agronomy, soil science, extension or other agricultural areas - At least five (5) years demonstrated experience with farmer participatory research with a particular emphasis on soil, water and crop management with resource-conserving technologies for rice - Conversant in English, Hindi and preferably Oriya
Notice	IRRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.