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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Scientific Officer Agrometeorology

IITA-TZ-2021 – R4D-001 -NRS/ICRISAT-DSM

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA on behalf of the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi – Arid Tropics ICRISAT
invites applications for the position of Scientific Officer Agrometeorology
to serve the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa AICCRA
project funded by the World Bank through the CCAFS program.

Background 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. 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. ICRISAT is headquartered in
Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and several country
offices in sub-Saharan Africa. For more details, see www.icrisat.org. AICCRA
is a 3-year World Bank-funded project with ICRISAT leading the Senegal node
and participating in project activities in Zambia and Kenya. ICRISAT envisions
increasing access for agriculture research and extension service providers in
Africa to knowledge, technologies, and decision-making tools relevant to
enhancing the resilience of agriculture and food systems in the face of
climate change. The project aims to implement the sub-regional component of
AICCRA through building multi-actor partnerships of existing scientific and
educational networks and centers to achieve outcomes by engaging with
individual partners at the country level. Specifically, this project will
enhance the capacity of national regional public institutions and private
firms e.g., input providers, ICT companies, media to develop delivery models
for climate services and CSA knowledge, approaches, and tools to support
effective intra-regional and south-south adoption in various value chains.

Duty Station The position will be based Dar es Salaam , Tanzania.

Essential Criteria

-->Sc. degree in Agrometeorology, mathematical or statistical sciences or a related discipline.
-->Experience in climate analysis and applying crop-modelling frameworks to understanding climate risk management in agriculture.
-->A deep understanding of dryland cropping systems and the application of climate services in agriculture
-->Knowledge on how the application of digital agriculture and ICT may enhance productivity, logistics, or market access for smallholder farmers and value chain actors
-->Experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders and interest to work in an interdisciplinary team.
-->Ability and willingness to participate in fieldwork extensively

Desirable Criteria

-->GIS and spatial analysis skills
-->Experience with data visualization and design
-->Experience in organizing capacity-building programs especially digitization related in agriculture
-->Passionate about climate science, climate adaptation, and climate service provision.
-->Basic knowledge of French

Responsibilities

-->Provide expertise in collecting climate and agricultural systems information and applying climate analytics to understanding temporal and spatial dynamics of climate data.
-->Collection of parameterization information on climate, soils, crop and management which underpin crop modelling frameworks and convert these data into useful parameter files.
-->Independently apply crop models to developing decision tree approaches used in climate-informed agro-advisories or for the testing of scenarios related to cropping systems management.
-->Collate and process weather forecast information and develop a deep understanding of how to apply forecast information in managing agricultural decision making.
-->Lead and assist in field data collection, organizing workshops or surveys for understanding the use of ICT in communicating climate information.
-->Co-ordination with partners such as the NARES, government agencies and the private sector as required for the project execution.

General information

The duration of contract for the position is three years. This is a nationally
recruited position and IITA offers a competitive remuneration package.



Send your Application Through










Email IITA-Tanzania@cgiar.org

Applications including curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, telephone
number, email address, and names and addresses of two referees should be sent
to the Country Representative, IITA-Tanzania, Plot No. 25, Mwenge – Coca-Cola
Road, Mikocheni Industrial Area P.O. Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or by
email to **IITA-Tanzania@cgiar.org**

Applicants are requested to please indicate the reference number for the
position as indicated on the heading of the announcement in your application
as well as on the subject of your email if sending by email. If sending by
post or hand delivery, please indicate the reference number on your
application as well as on the left-hand side of your envelope. Please note
that any applications without the reference number indicated will be
automatically disqualified.

**The deadline for submitting the application is 17 February, 2021** .

**Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.**



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