International Livestock Research Institute
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Research, Survey and Report Writing
Apply By: 13-07-2022
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) seeks to recruit a Research Project Coordinator - System Agronomist who will provide support to the Multifunctional Landscapes Lever of the Alliance in Ethiopia and beyond for the development of decision support tools, dashboards, and data analytics etc. components associated with various projects. She/he will also support various Alliance Ethiopia projects and national initiatives associated with data, analytics, DSSs and dissemination channels. She/he will be a member of the Alliance which is based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) campus in Addis Ababa.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) hereafter Alliance delivers research-based solutions that address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. The Alliance focuses on the nexus of agriculture, nutrition and environment. We work with local, national, and multinational partners across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and with the public and private sectors and civil society. With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people. The Alliance is organized into six key levers: 1) Food environment and consumer behavior - reshaping the food environment and consumer behavior toward healthy and sustainable diets; 2) Multifunctional landscapes - fostering innovation for environmental health and productive landscapes to improve livelihoods; 3) Climate action - mainstreaming climate action in the food system to reduce risks; 4) Biodiversity for food and agriculture - making agricultural and tree diversity available and safeguarding it for the diverse needs of food system actors; 5) Digital inclusion - promoting inclusion in the digital agriculture revolution for equitable benefits; and 6) Crops for nutrition and health - putting nutrition and health at the heart of crop improvement to address the triple burden of malnutrition. The candidate will provide technical support to the Multifunctional landscapes lever in Ethiopia, more specifically in the doman of farming system and sustainable intensification. The candidate will also support the implementation of agronomic solution to mixed farming systems of Ethiopia in particular and SSA in general. She/he will liaison with national and international partners to carry out participatory action research and development of frameworks to link farm and landscape processes as well as understand their interactions. She/he will also support efforts associated with establishment of agronomic research trials and development of fertilizer recommendation and disease surveillance works in Ethiopia. He/she will also provide mentorship and capacity building to the Alliance team, its PhD/MSc students and national partners.
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The candidate will provide technical support in the design and development of agronomic solutions to mixed farming systems. She/he will specifically provide the following specific functions:
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Source: https://www.ilri.org/jobs?jid=45055-research-project-coordinator-system-agronomist-internal-external