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

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