Position: Research Project Coordinator Landscape Systems

Salary: Birr 116,866

Deadline: October, 17/2023

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) seeks to recruit a Research Project Coordinator – Landscape Systems who will provide a technical and managerial lead for different projects in the design, planning, and execution of landscape nutrient management, agronomy, soil and water management, agroecology, and crop-livestock resilient practices. He/she has to be a natural resources or agronomy researcher who can work on a wide range of topics, with a particular emphasis on integrated landscape management, agroecology, nutrient management, and crop-livestock resilience.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an International organization, one of the 15 CGIAR centers, which conducts agricultural research for rural development in drought-prone of Africa and Asia, headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad, Telangana, India) with several regional centers (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and country offices, including in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ICRISAT adopts integrated genetic and natural resources management as its overarching research strategy to improve productivity and enhance the resilience of dryland systems. ICRISAT-Ethiopia works with national partners on availing technologies to dry land farmers and agro-pastoralists, enhancing technology utilization, linking farmers to markets, and strengthening the national capacity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing leadership and technical guidance on the design, planning, and execution of landscape nutrient management, agronomy, soil and water management, agroecology, and crop-livestock resilient related projects;

• Leading and facilitating national partnerships around soil, agronomy and landscape research and development solutions, particularly co-designing and scaling of agronomic and landscape solutions with national partners and stakeholders;

• Developing, coordinating, and contributing to the delivery of quality research outputs and knowledge assets in coordination with the ICRISAT national and global team;

• Leading and contributing to project proposal writing and fundraising;

• Providing leadership in monitoring progress and ensuring stakeholder expectations are managed for project deliverables;

• Supporting the development of databases, decision support tools, and dashboards and other geospatial tools to address key research questions and hypotheses;

• Coordinating data analysis and impact measuring approaches targeted to addressing specific challenges;

• Managing projects and preparing project technical reports;

• Supervising technical research officers and consultants;

• Leading and contributing to the writing of peer-reviewed papers, technical notes, and project reports.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• MSc degree or Ph.D. degree in Agronomy, Ecology, Soil Science, Soil and Water Management, Sustainable Agriculture or related areas

• In-depth knowledge in a technical or specialized field

Experience:

• MSc degree with nine years or PhD degree with two years of relevant work experience

Skills:

• Proven capacity in research design, implementation, data collection and analysis, data visualization, and scientific writing

• Experience with farm and landscape processes, their interactions, and adaptation of practices to the local context

• Knowledge of the context of smallholder farming in humid and drylands and extensive knowledge of production systems

• Proven track record as a research leader and manager in the fields of landscape management, agronomy, soil fertility management, and soil and water management

• Records of peer-reviewed scientific publications

• Documented ability to use advanced quantitative analytical tools, including advanced statistics, and preferably R/Python scripts, spatial tools, and Google engine for qualitative data sets

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken, including scientific communication and report writing

• Strong ability to lead, prioritize, and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a highly dynamic, interdisciplinary, and multicultural team

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Grade: HG 16

Monthly Base Salary: Birr 116,866 (Negotiable depending on the salary history of the candidate)

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for two years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI/ICRISAT remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salaries and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus with dining and sports facilities.

How to apply

Register using the following link CLICK HERE

Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae.

The position and reference number: RPC/ICRISAT/25/23 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.

All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal using the below apply button before 17 October 2023.

ICRISAT/ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training).

Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply