Website International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
About IRRI
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.
Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
Job Purpose
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with the support of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has established IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is a regional facility that supports research collaboration, training, and service provision to institutions, scientists, farmers, and other stakeholders from India and other South Asian and African nations. ISARC leads various projects in India in partnership with NARES and private. The incumbent will support the research, training and coordination activities of various projects including Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) and Direct-seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC) and direct seeded rice related projects in India.
The incumbent will lead in developing plan, design, and conduct on-station and on-farm trials, and collect data, analysis and writing reports/manuscript. Moreover, s/he also need to contribute to various project proposal development and agronomy related activities at ISARC including maintenance of DSR Technology Park and agricultural machinery. Incumbent will provide technical support to project scientists/team in developing the work plan and manage the execution of exposure visits, trainings, fairs, and other extension tools for knowledge dissemination with NARES partners and also help in preparing reports thereof. S/he will organize hands’-on-training, workshops, stakeholder meetings and other platforms for knowledge sharing on key sustainable intensification technologies/ interventions and seed systems.
This position will be based at the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and may only be filled in by permanent citizens of India.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Independently develop, manage, and oversee implementation of strategies in accordance with agreed objectives, outputs, and time lines as reflected in approved impact pathway documents on DSRC/CSISA.
- To manage activities to conduct participatory science and technology evaluations and research across various sites.
- Manage and guide the implementation of research support activities to ensure timely data collection, management, analysis and dissemination of result and information.
- Finalize draft reports for submission to supervisor and stakeholders and technical literature to disseminate results.
- Publish and actively contribute to articles in peer-reviewed journals that highlight findings from research and experiment activities showcasing the Institute’s scientific leadership
- Develop training modules/manuals and conduct the training/ exposure visits based on the modules/manuals.
- Contribute to project’s overall communication strategy by sharing the relevant information on training and extension material, videos, success stories for media release and any other reports as may be desired from time to time.
- Lead on promoting the dissemination of project findings through workshops, popular communication channels, and other means in coordination with the broader project leadership team
- Oversee and manage awareness generation activities including field demonstrations and campaigning for rapid dissemination of information on delivery of SI technologies for improved cereal-based cropping systems
- Lead on strengthening partnership with NARES partners, NGOs, other private sector partners, service providers, farmers’ group, and project management team
- Manage DSR consortium activities at IRRI Varanasi farm and other project sites including preparation, of necessary protocols, data collection, analysis, and interpretation
- Monitor and oversee facilitating capacity development initiatives for extension workers, agro-service professionals, and scientists of different project partners for succession dissemination of SI technologies
- Participate in Institute wide activities and represent IRRI at various meetings or events.
- Plan and organize practical demonstrations, traveling seminars, interaction and feedback sessions, field days on different agricultural technologies in collaboration with different stakeholders
- Advise implementing partners in organizing training, demonstrations, machinery operation & troubleshooting and assist service providers and progressive farmers through hands-on training for extension of technologies
- Consolidate/synthesize and finalize reports for submission to project leaders and other stakeholders
- Synthesize research and survey data, and publish in reputed international journals
- Capturing lessons learned and success stories and sharing for ongoing impact.
- Support for active showcasing of work by Institute’s scientific leadership through different platforms of communication.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by supervisor from time to time
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Agronomy or Soil Science with minimum of 5 years of work experience in dissemination and delivery of agricultural technologies with focus on mechanization, crop and natural resource management solutions, precision management, and component trials on weed, water, and nutrient, etc., and linking with the science of modeling or
- Ph.D. degree in Agronomy or Soil Science with 3 years of experience in dissemination and delivery of agricultural technologies with focus on mechanization, crop and natural resource management solutions, precision management, and component trials on weed, water, and nutrient, etc., and linking with the science of modeling.
Skills Required
Mandatory
- Has extensive work experience in the field of agriculture, with a specialization in agricultural production systems/ agronomy.
- Has strong oral and written communication skills
- Has strong organization and interpersonal skills
- Has strong training and capacity building skills
- Has strong statistical data analysis and report writing
Preferred
- Excellent analytical and writing skill and publication record in international journals and experience in dissemination and delivery of sustainable intensification technologies is a distinct advantage.
Allowances
- House-Rent Allowance: IRRI provides a house rent allowance of 40% of base pay per month.
- Transport Allowance: A monthly transport allowance is provided to NRS as below: NRS L6: INR 5,000
- Dearness Allowance: One Hundred and Thirteen percent (113%) of employee’s base pay.
- Leave Travel Allowance (LTA): One-month base pay per annum, on availing minimum 2 days of vacation leave
- Education Allowance: INR 1000/- per child per month (limited 2 children)
IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances. Join our team and be part of our story!
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
To apply for this job please visit www.irri.org.
