The Platform Coordinator coordinates and assists TTF research conducted at the collaborative research platforms related within each TTF hub, or agro-ecological zone. This research includes comparative, side-by-side testing of different agronomic practices, in many different combinations.
The Platform Coordinator reports to the Strategic Research Coordinator TTF. He/she will work out of the Texcoco headquarters of CIMMYT.
The Platform Coordinator will:
- Assist in the identification of research gaps and in developing a network of research partners to address those
- Assist national TTF partners with experimental design, planning and executing research
- Maintain contacts with TTF research partners, identify needs for capacity strengthening
- Contribute to the capacity strengthening of national TTF partners
- Assist national TTF partners with the publication and dissemination of their research results
We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:
- MSc in Agronomy, Soil Science or related discipline
- Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish and English
- Basic knowledge of statistics
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multi-cultural environment
- Excellent oral communication and writing skills to express complex concepts in simple terms
- Problem solving and people skills
- Ability to work in an organized and precise manner, and to multitask
- Computer literacy, with proficiency in the common software
- Commitment to advances in farm productivity and poverty reduction in the developing world
- Willingness to spend considerable time away from home
MasAgro is the Mexican government initiative to revitalize agriculture in Mexico, to make agriculture more productive, profitable, and sustainable. We believe it is one of the most important and exciting initiatives in agriculture worldwide. Take It To The Farmer (TTF) is the component of MasAgro which is responsible for working with farmers -- particularly smallholder farmers -- to increase their productivity and incomes. This is done through the application of better and more sustainable technologies, including conversation agriculture and precision agriculture. Take It To The Farmer is having immediate impact. This impact will broaden and deepen as other components of MasAgro develop new technologies, for delivery in future years. MasAgro is a collaborative effort among existing private and public institutions. It currently has signed collaboration agreements with 10 Mexican states, and formal and informal partnerships with over fifty institutions serving agriculture in Mexico.
CIMMYT, an international agricultural research institute based in Mexico, is a catalyst and organizer of MasAgro and of TTF. CIMMYT has almost fifty years of organizational existence, and is a leader in bringing improved maize and wheat varieties and agronomic practices to developing countries. CIMMYT, particularly its most famous alumnus Dr. Norman Borlaug, was at the forefront of the last Green Revolution, and is now spearheading another. There are 35 employees of CIMMYT dedicated to TTF.
Candidates are invited to visit websites www.cimmyt.org, and http://conservacion.cimmyt.org for more information; website http://masagro.cimmyt.org will be enabled only after July 1st.
CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.
Please Apply online no later than May 27th, 2012.
At www.cimmyt.org, click on “About us – Job Opportunities- Position” 2012-19. All nationalities are encouraged to apply. Please send your CV as well as a cover letter in Spanish. The cover letter should be no more than one page in length, and should address why you are interested in the position, and why you think you are a suitable candidate for the position
For further information, contact the Human Resources Office, jobs-cimmyt@cgiar.org. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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