Senior Associate Scientist Digital Agriculture

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Job Description

This position will be recruited for R&D on digital agriculture. In the first 3 years contract, s/he will be a key researcher to implement the activties under the USDA – Fertilizer Right Project. This project aims to increase farming and fertilizer use efficiency, effectiveness and develop alternatives to chemical fertilizers and reduce GHG emissions.

The position will deliver important outputs of the ‘Fertilize Right Vietnam’ (FRV) project:

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop/adapt/use the digital tools such as Rice Crop Manager, under the FRV project
Lead in developing technical packages and training materials on precision farming and site-specific nutrient management for rice in Vietnam;
Lead to capacity building on – and scaling of – the above technologies and innovations
Manage and oversee on project coordination activities such as workshops, reports, etc.
Align and pro-actively engage with the project partners, e.g. DARDs, national institutions, etc.
Supervise technicians to conduct the related experiments, field trials, and demonstrations
Deliver timely and outcome-oriented strategies and reports to relevant IRRI staff
Ensure and prepare the quality of research/technical reports and data
Data management to guarantee quality data, data back up, and data integrity

Qualifications:

MSc on IT/ digital agriculture/ GIS and at least 6 years of relevant experience
PhD on IT/ digital agriculture/ GIS and at least 3 years of relevant experience

Skills Required:
Mandatory:

Strong background in Digital agriculture/ GIS
Strong proficiency in written and spoken English

Preferred:

Experience on agricultural software development
Have a mix of practical field skills
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
Experience with rice

Source: https://www.irri.org/talentlink/details.html?id=Q7LFK026203F3VBQB79QWQWAS&nPostingID=1785&nPostingTargetID=3312&mask=irriext&lg=EN

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