*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... To: CIMMYT-Conservation Agriculture Project Leaders < [log in to unmask]>, "Tittonell, Pablo ( [log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, " [log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "Kenneth Cassman ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, "Ken, Giller (CIAT)" < [log in to unmask]>, "Valbuena, Diego (CIAT-Nicaragua)" <[log in to unmask]>, "Van Wijk, Mark (ILRI)" <[log in to unmask]>, "Herrero, Mario (CSIRO)" <[log in to unmask]>, Vara Prasad <[log in to unmask]>, "Jones, James W" < [log in to unmask]>, "Ares, Adrian" <[log in to unmask]>, "Scopel, Eric (CIRAD)" < [log in to unmask]>, "Corbeels, Marc (Contact)" <[log in to unmask]>, Amir Kassam <[log in to unmask]>, "David Powlson (RRes-Roth) ( [log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, Marc Benoit <[log in to unmask]>, Daniel Rodriguez < [log in to unmask]>, "Bossio, Deborah (CIAT-Kenya)" <[log in to unmask]>, "Vanlauwe, Bernard (IITA)" <[log in to unmask]>, "Markus Walsh ( [log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, Santiago Dogliotti <[log in to unmask]>, Nina Lilja <[log in to unmask]>, "Lamkey, Kendall R [AGRON]" <[log in to unmask]>, Cheryl Palm <[log in to unmask]>, Amrit N Bart <[log in to unmask]>, Victoria Collins Mcmaken <[log in to unmask]>, "Abdoulaye, Tahirou (IITA)" < [log in to unmask]>, "Erenstein, Olaf (CIMMYT)" <[log in to unmask]>, Saidi Mkomwa <[log in to unmask]>, "Buerkert, Andreas (UNI-KASSEL)" <[log in to unmask]> 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**.* ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CA-Cop-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(CA-Cop-L,SIGNOFF);