"Senior Agronomist / Crop Scientist"

Description of the position:

• Develop and improve the best cropping practices under marginal and arid conditions
• Test, introduce and upscale new and alternative resilient crops
• Field preparation and establishment of field trials
• Conduct controlled trials under greenhouse conditions testing crop responses to different investigated factors (stresses, amendment, photoperiod, etc.)
• Develop and deliver training modules to farmer’s, cooperatives, extension agents, etc.
• Data scheduling, collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation.
• Supervise Postdoc, PhD and Master students as well as interns
• Project management including budget, materials, equipment, and staff
• Research proposal writing for external funding
• Report writing for research project
• Manuscript writing and publication in referee journal.

The candidate will also be expected to help maintain all field and laboratory equipment, order supplies as needed, and help maintain research plot records and. Responsibilities also involve frequent travelling to different experimental platforms and farmer’s fields at national and international level

Education

• Ph.D. in agricultural sciences, agronomy, crop science, plant science, or a closely related field

Requirement

• At least 5 years of field based agricultural research experience is essential
• Expertise in of one of the following areas (please indicate in covering letter):
  • Marginal and desert environments
  • Salinity management
  • Crop and soil modelling
  • Crop production
  • Knowledge and skills in organization, time management,
  • Statistical software and data analysis
• Good publications record in refereed journals
• Fluency in written and spoken English. French and Arabic will be a plus
• Experience in working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to initiate, conduct, and publish research in a scientific manner and to obtain external grant funding
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of statistics and database management
• Additional language skills, Arabic and French are desirable
• Supervisory experience