Senior Scientist Position at ICRISAT, Hyderabad: Apply by 20 December 2021

Designation/Position- Senior Scientist Position at ICRISAT

International Crops Research Institute For the Semi-Arid Tropics invites application for Senior Scientist Position at ICRISAT from eligible and interested candidates

About- 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 tropics is home to over 2 billion people, with 650 million of these being the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially smallholder farmers, to overcome poverty, hunger, malnutrition and a degraded environment through more efficient and profitable agriculture. Headquartered in Patancheru near Hyderabad, India ICRISAT has two regional hubs and five country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT, established in 1972, is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Senior Scientist Position at ICRISAT

Research/Job Area- Statistics/Biometrics

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Eligibility/Qualification–

The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of the following skills, knowledge, experience, and personal characteristics:

  • The candidate must have agricultural experience and should hold a PhD in Statistics/Biometrics with minimum of 6 years of experience
  • Expert in applying and developing modern approaches to make spatially optimized experimental designs, quality control, and data analysis of experimental trials in the field, laboratories, plant growth facilities, and on-farm field trials
  • Significant experience and expertise in advanced statistical models, computational algorithms, quantitative genetics, statistical computing, and the incorporation of methods and platforms t o ensure a strong data ecosystem.
  • Knowledge of advanced statistical approaches to the production and implementation of new methods to advance breeding research decision making.
  • Experience in organizing training/workshops/data hackathons on statistical and data management tools
  • Expertise on Breading Management System database schema
  • Knowledge on data curation, historical pedigrees of crops
  • Exposure in managing nurseries, trials, preparing field layouts using BMS
  • Knowledge of Data Repository and understanding of relational databases
  • Understanding Data and its metadata concepts to publish data into dataverse tool
  • Experienced in making data management and data policy in line with institute’s goals and visions
  • Comfortable working with large teams across geographics and proven ability to provide the needed support on the data management and analytics
  • Well connected with institutions, organizations in the relevant areas of research.
  • Exposure in leading multicultural, multi-disciplinary scientific teams and ability to work across diverse environments and cultures.
  • Excellent written and oral skills in English.

Skills and Knowledge

  • Demonstrated leadership abilities, commitment towards organizational goals and strong interpersonal skills.
  • A deep understanding of data management and analytics in agricultural and allied sciences
  • Collaborate with all ICRISAT research units across all locations and various NARS and international research institutions in providing data science support in the areas of biometrics and statistical genetics and provide reliable statistical backstopping to multidisciplinary teams of researchers during the research cycle.
  • Contribute to research publications of scientists and research scholars, and documentation of advance data analytical tools and data management studies
  • Track record of peer reviewed publications in agricultural research and allied sciences
  • Proactive and independent problem solver, and an excellent team player

Job/Position Description- 

The Senior Scientist “Data Management and Analytical Support will lead a vibrant team to ensure better research quality, repeatability, and cost-effectiveness by leveraging modern data science, provide high-quality data science support to agricultural researchers, enabling them to make informed decisions, provide end-to-end research data support including research/study design, digital data collection, databases for managing research data, high quality analytics, genomic selection and help in achieving higher genetic gains. Assist in applying FAIR principles to research data sets and make them open access.

The position will report to the Regional Director, Asia. This position is for three years and is recruited through a globally competitive process with attractive compensation and benefits package. A new contract may be offered at the end of the present tenure based on the performance of the incumbent, funding availability and the Institute’s continuing need for the position. The suitable candidate will need to be able to act fast, engage professionally and build relationships across multiple cultures, besides working closely with the Institute’s Leadership Team and scientists across all our locations in Asia and Africa.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Lead the data management and analytical support unit ensuring better research quality, repeatability, and cost-effectiveness by leveraging modern data science
  • Lead the team to Investigate, analyze, and evaluate complex statistical and computational problems in plant breeding, genetics, and agricultural and allied sciences.
  • Work with ICRISAT plant breeders in the modernization of breeding programs for enhanced genetic gain particularly concerning the development and deployment of state of the art biometrical, quantitative genetics, genomic prediction, and statistical tools for experimental design and analysis
  • Develop the provision of biometrics support within ICRISAT and enhance the capacity of ICRISAT staff and students to utilize advanced biometrical and data management tools in plant breeding, genetics, Crop management, social sciences and allied agricultural sciences
  • Oversee to extend high-quality data science support to agricultural researchers, enabling them to make informed decisions which lead to fulfilling the ICRISAT mission.
  • Able to extend end-to-end research data support to departments, including research/study design, digital data collection, databases for managing research data, high quality analytics, genomic selection and help in achieving higher genetic gains
  • Drive the implementation of Breeding Management System in ICRISAT for all mandatory crops across the locations
  • Develop training sessions, workshops, data hackathons on various services/products offered
  • Assist in applying FAIR principles to research data sets, repository in ICRISAT dataverse
  • Enable effective Implementation of online open- access data repository, including corresponding metadata available in the public domain.
  • Work with all the scientists/stakeholders in making Open Access datasets

How to Apply- 

If this position interests you, please follow the below instructions to apply.

Applicants should apply on or before December 20, 2021, with latest Curriculum Vitae, 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.

Please CLICK HERE to submit your application. 

Last Date for Apply– 20 December 2021

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