Senior Scientific Officer-Groundnut & Sesame-Senior Scientific Officer

Key skills

Field Trials

Field Evaluation

Selection Breeding

BMS platform

Additional/Preferred Skills

Experiments breeding

New product developm

Preferred Qualifications

MSc inPlant Breeding

Senior Scientific Officer ? Groundnut and Sesame

ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals for the position of Senior Scientific Officer under Global Research Program Accelerated Crop Improvement at ICRISAT Patancheru. The incumbent will support in the breeding field activities of Groundnut and Sesame Crops. The position is responsible for supporting the conductance of Groundnut and Sesame breeding and Project partner?s trials, breeding streaming activities, data analysis work and preparation of project reports under the supervision and guidance of Principal Scientist-Groundnut Breeding. This position is based at ICRISAT 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:

• Involve in implementation of QC in Groundnut breeding pipeline

• Analyze, summarize, interpret and disseminate the data of the experiments conducted, as appropriate and regularly update all the breeding nurseries and testing data (of trials) on BMS (Breeding Management System)

• Conduct yield evaluation trials at ICRISAT-Patancheru and project locations

• Train the field technicians in groundnut and sesame breeding and testing operations

• Develop and handle groundnut and sesame segregating populations as per the agreed plans and guidance of supervisor

• Assist in selection of breeding materials, seed production and constitution of Groundnut and Sesame trials for multi-location testing

• Assist in monitoring of project trials and strategic trials at out locations

• Assist in integration of pathology screening facility for identification of resistant sources in Groundnut and Sesame breeding material

• Assist in annual work plan development and preparation of mid-term and annual reports of projects

• Assist in migration of Groundnut breeding data from HQ and partner sites, location info and pedigree to BMS platform

• Work with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, including molecular geneticists, physiologists, pathologists, entomologists, agronomists, socioeconomists, seed systems specialists and technology transfer experts at ICRISAT

• Ensures the execution of breeding experiments of Groundnut and Sesame, testing the and seed systems activities as per the agreed plans and schedules

• Identifies and resolves quality issues in developing new products as per the agreed product profiles

• Inculcate a culture of continuous improvement of self and team members

Requirement:

• An M.Sc. degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from a reputed university with sound academic record

• At least 5 years of work experience in crop and related field and lab operations experience

• Experience on oilseeds improvement research will be an added advantage

• Knowledge on crop and nutrient management will be a preference

• Sound knowledge and technical skills in plant breeding data analysis and computer programs

General:

This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years).

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 21 March 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 committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from women and nationals of developing countries.