CA-CoP CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
for sustainable production intensification
Dear Subscribers,
Herebelow, an announcement for a new job at CIMMYT: Agricultural Engineer (IRS position to be based in Bangladesh).
Amir Kassam
Moderator
Plant Production and Protection Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
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URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Agricultural EngineerPost Doctorate or Associate Scientist(IRS position to be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh)We are seeking an experienced Agricultural Engineer to join an innovative USAID funded agricultural R4D project focused on efficient surface water irrigation, scale-appropriate mechanization, and conservation agriculture, to sustainably intensify cropping systems in Southern Bangladesh. The five-year $13 million project activities are being implemented in collaboration with International Development Enterprises (iDE), and will integrate and build upon synergies created with the already operational Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh project. As Agricultural Engineer, you will work to implement and applied research and extension program in partnership with public and private sector partners centered on the use of efficient and scale-appropriate agricultural machinery to intensify dry season cropping in Southern Bangladesh.The successful applicant will join the multi-institutional and interdisciplinary team that coordinates the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh. CSISA is a collaborative R4D program launched in 2010 with funding from USAID. It combines the strengths CIMMYT, IRRI, and WorldFish in collaboration with public and private sector partners. For more information about CSISA, please visit: http://csisa.cimmyt.org/. The CSISA Mechanization and Irrigation project (CSISA-M.I.) harnesses research to inform development and the sustainable intensification of dry season cropping in the impoverished regions of Southern Bangladesh by facilitating broad access to low-cost and efficient surface water irrigation and scale-appropriate agricultural machineries. To watch a video showing the work of CSISA-MI, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqeU1ZRov3Y.The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org.The position will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh and will require very frequent and extensive travel between project field sites within Bangladesh, primarily districts of Jessore, Faridpur, Khulna, and Barisal. In addition, considerable international travel and collaboration with partners will be required.Specific duties of this position include:Implement an applied research program to develop, test, refine, and implement new agricultural machineries and irrigation equipment that can be used by farmers to intensify their cropping systems; Document the results of this research program through high-quality, peer-reviewed papers in leading international journals; Collaborate with CIMMYT’s international scientists to analyze farmers’ adoption and use of new machineries and cropping practices; Oversee agricultural mechanization extension and training activities throughout Southern Bangladesh, in collaboration with government extension and private-sector partners; Contribute to the development of training modules and outreach materials that will support agricultural service providers, extension agents, and private sector agricultural machinery manufacturers/dealers; Help to develop strategic relationships with public and private sector partners to advance scale-appropriate mechanization; Mentor and overseeing the work of project-based field staff working to implement the use of improved agricultural machineries; Maintain and archive field and experimental data in alignment with CIMMYT’s data management system.Contact Details:Human Resources/CIMMYTReference Number: 12343Deadline: Friday, 28 March, 2014Announcement<< File: 12343_Agricultural Engineer.pdf >>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]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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