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*Global CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable agriculture and land management*

Dear Subscribers,

Please see herebelow an announcement from CIMMYT for a  Agricultural /
Environmental Data Scientist position (IRS Position Based in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, Delhi, India or Kathmandu, Nepal.

Apologies for any cross-postings.

*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*

*Global CA-CoP*

e-mail: [log in to unmask]

URL: http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture



*Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative
sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical
application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked
principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance
(no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with
all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent
maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops);
and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally
and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations
involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops),
along with other complementary good agricultural production and land
management practices. Conservation Agriculture systems are present in all
continents, involving rainfed and irrigated systems including annual
cropland systems, perennial systems, orchards and plantation systems,
agroforestry systems, crop-livestock systems, pasture and rangeland
systems, organic production systems and rice-based systems. Conservation
Tillage, Reduced Tillage and Minimum Tillage are not Conservation
Agriculture, and nor is No-Till on its own* (more at:
http://www.fao.org/conservation-agriculture).

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From: KRUPNIK, Timothy Joseph (CIMMYT-Bangladesh) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 07:13
Subject: Please circulate: Agricultural / Environmental Data Scientist
position (IRS Position Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Delhi, India or
Kathmandu, Nepal)

Dear colleagues,

I am writing to let you know about an exciting new position with the
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). We are seeking
an enthusiastic, organized, competent and development-oriented Data
Scientist to join our team and contribute to the USAID and Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation funded ‘Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia’ (CSISA)
and an exciting new Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
project ‘Big Data to Climate Smart Agriculture’ (BigData2CSA), both led by
CIMMYT Sustainable Intensification Program. The Agricultural and
Environmental Data Scientist will become an integral member of our applied
research team. Further details can be found below.

I would like to kindly request you to share this announcement with your
networks and colleagues - I very much appreciate your help in creating
awareness of this position and sharing it with any potential candidates.

Best regards,

Tim

PS - Apologies for any cross postings!

*Timothy J. Krupnik, PhD* | Senior Scientist and Systems Agronomist
*International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | Sustainable
Intensification Program*
*Office: *House 10/B. Road 53. Gulshan-2. Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh *Mobile:*
+88-0175-556-8938.  *Skype:* timothy_krupnik
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*Agricultural / Environmental Data Scientist*
*(**I**RS Position Based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Delhi, India or Kathmandu,
Nepal**)*

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish
acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit agricultural research for development
organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our
website for more information: *www.cimmyt.org* <http://www.cimmyt.org/>

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organized, competent and
development-oriented Data Scientist to join our team and contribute to the
USAID and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded ‘*Cereal Systems
Initiative for South Asia’* <https://csisa.org/> (CSISA) and an exciting new
 *Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security*
<https://ccafs.cgiar.org/> (CCAFS)
project ‘Big Data to Climate Smart Agriculture’ (BigData2CSA), both led by
CIMMYT *Sustainable Intensification Program*
<https://www.cimmyt.org/sustainable-intensification-program/>. The
Agricultural and Environmental Data Scientist will become an integral
member of our applied research team.

The position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Delhi, India or Kathmandu,
Nepal.

*Specific duties:*

   - Collection, assembly, processing and visual representation of large
   datasets to describe patterns in agricultural productivity, resilience of
   cropping systems and corresponding explanatory factors using data mining
   and machine learning.
   - Conduct research to identify agricultural, climate, environmental,
   market and socioeconomic data sources (structured and unstructured) and
   automate data collection /processing into structured databases with
   standard meta-data.
   - Develop and/or adapt seamless ICT-based tools for field data
   collection, passive data capture, and cloud-based processing for primary
   data.
   - Collaborate with CIMMYT scientists to estimate greenhouse gas
   emissions from observations of cereal-based farming systems.
   - Collaborate with CIMMYT scientists and CIMMYT’s partners to develop
   user-friendly decision support tools (dashboards and/or web apps) and
   ICT-based agricultural advisory systems, including back-end design and
   contributions to front-end architecture, as well as training in tool use
   and efforts to assure dissemination.
   - Develop and lead an active training program for CIMMYT’s partners in
   South Asia to increase data analytical skills and to institutionalize
   big-data capacity.
   - Work with CIMMYT scientists to collaboratively develop a portfolio of
   high-profile peer-reviewed publications.
   - Contribute to project design, development, and implementation.
   - Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor(s).


*Vacancy Ad*

Candidates must *apply online*
<https://cimmytrecruitment.wufoo.com/forms/irs19123_agriculturalenvironmental-data-scientist/>
 to *IRS19123_Agricultural/Environmental Data Scientist. *Screening and
follow up will begin on* Friday, May 24, 2019*. Applications must include a
CV and a letter of interest. Incomplete applications will not be taken into
consideration. For further information on the selection process, please
contact Yessica Castillo (*[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>)

*Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.*
*This position will remain open until filled.*

*CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work
environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for
diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.*

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