Entomology-Senior Assistant

Key skills

Seed Prepartion

Entomology

Green house

Crops Knowldge

Additional/Preferred Skills

Four wheeler driving

Preferred Qualifications

Bsc Life science

Senior Assistant ? Entomology

ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals as Senior Assistant ? Entomology. The position is a part of the Global Research Program ? Accelerated Crop Improvement and is based at Headquarters, Patancheru, 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:

• Assist the scientific officer and research technician in data collection and field observations

• Assist in field activities such as seed preparation, sowing, weeding, thinning, gap filling, selfing, etc.

• Seed preparation for machine and manual planting and seed pocketing for cold storage

• Assist in field harvest, threshing and maintenance of crop work area (CWA)

• Assist in conducting Insect bioassays (Glasshouse and field)

• Driving light motor vehicle and pickups to pick and drop temporary farm labors and staff

• Perform other tasks that may be assigned

  Requirement:

•  Bachelors degree in life sciences or any related field

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in similar field will be an added advantage

• Labor management skill is preferred

• Should be a good team player and adaptable to working in multicultural team

• Good knowledge in both written/spoken English and possess good knowledge in the terminology related to

General:

This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years) renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and funding availability, and the Institute’s continuing need for the position.

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 30 May 2024, 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