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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>
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*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*

*for sustainable production intensification*


Dear Subscribers,


Please see attached a Vacancy Announcement from CIMMYT for Cropping Systems
Agronomist / (IRS position to be based in Kenya) / Ref. 12349...



*Amir Kassam *

*Moderator*


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: GÉRARD, Bruno Guy Edmond Yves (CIMMYT) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, May 14, 2014 at 1:14 PM
Subject: Vacancy Announcement: Cropping Systems Agronomist / (IRS position
to be based in Kenya) / Ref. 12349...
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 Dear Colleagues,
Grateful if you can forward the following job opening to your network and
potential candidates.
Thanks and best wishes,
Bruno


Bruno Gérard
Director Global Conservation Agriculture Program
CIMMYT
Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, D.F., MEXICO
Email: *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>  |  Phone : +52 (55) 5804
2004 ext. 2123 | Mobile: +52 (595) 102 0112|
Visit our website: *www.cimmyt.org*
*My Mendeley Profile* <http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/bruno-gerard/>





*International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)*
*Texcoco, State of Mexico*

*Cropping Systems Agronomist / Scientist *
* (**IRS position to be based in Kenya**)*

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative and self-motivated scientist for the
position of Cropping System Agronomist. The selected candidate will work as
a member of CIMMYT’s Global Conservation Agriculture Program, and will
contribute to a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional team applying
systems approaches for agricultural research.
The position will be based in Kenya (Nairobi), with the objective of
exploring alternative cropping and farming systems for increased
productivity, efficiency, resilience and adaptive capacity of smallholder
farmers in that region.
*Specific duties of this position include:*
Work with the Project Coordinators and hub teams, as well as with the
National Agricultural Research Systems and other key partners, to establish
agronomic and mechanization trials and demonstrations, and provide advanced
analyses to study the effects of sustainable intensification on system
productivity, soil quality, water and nutrient use efficiency and pest and
disease dynamics across the target area;  Contribute to field and farm
modeling of long-term research results in southern Africa and through
collaborative efforts with other farm simulation groups;  Help develop
innovation systems focused on the adaption of sustainable intensification
practices to the circumstances of small-scale, resource-constrained farmers
in Eastern Africa and elsewhere;  Collaborate with CIMMYT international
scientists to analyze farmers adaptation and use of new machineries and
cropping practices;  Communicate research results to various audiences and
in various forms, prepare technical reports, papers for publication and
presentations of results of this research;  Provide practical training to
researchers from national research programs and extension agents in the
principles and practice of sustainable intensification as well as CA
equipment and machinery;  Lead or contribute to the development of research
proposals.

*Contact:*
Guillermo Flores, *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>
Human Resources/CIMMYT
Reference Number: *12349*
Deadline: *Friday,  6 June,  2014*

*Announcement*
 *We would greatly appreciate your assistance in bringing this announcement
to the attention of qualified candidates*.
If you or the candidate needed more information on the position, please
contact the Human Resources Department to Guillermo Flores,
*[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>*,*
*Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.*
*CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in
gender and nationality**.*

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