Senior Associate - Technician
ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals as Senior Associate - Research in Crop Breeding under the Global Research Program Accelerated Crop Improvement. This position will be based at ICRISATโs Headquarters in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, 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
Responsibilities:
Seed inventory management that involved managing medium and short term cold stores and inventory management in a data management system
Field operations: Seed preparation, layout preparation, planting, thinning, gap filling and general crop management
Handling data that includes recording field observations in the trials, maintaining genetic purity, record of consumables/stock/supplies.
Data Management system like BMS
Prepare report of activities
Primary and secondary processing of seed using machines/manually. Maintenance of seed processing machines.
Any other assignments from time to time as assigned by the supervisor.
The pre-season and post-season planning and reporting to the supervisor
Give advance notice to the supervisor of any delays or gaps in the implementation of the activities
Prepare a plan of activities and timelines.
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Essential criteria:
Diploma in Agriculture or Graduation in Science or any related field in Agricultural sciences
A minimum 2 yearsโ experience in agriculture field activities
Should be able to speak mutiples languages Telugu, English, Hindi
Ability to work independently while being a strong team player
Experience in agricultural research, especially in crop breeding program
General:
This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years), renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the instituteโs continuing need for the position.
How to apply:
The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Shortlisting will start from10 June 2025.ย All Applicants should apply 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