Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Employment Type: Full time
Deadline: 24 March 2022
Description
Internationally Recruited Staff
Main purpose of position
ICARDA seeks a small ruminant breeder to work as member of disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams in developing countries. S/he will lead field implementation of small ruminant breeding programs, follow up of established programs, manage data platform (DTREO) and train national scientists on data collection and analysis.
About ICARDA
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR. ICARDA’s mission is to reduce poverty, enhance food, water, and nutritional security, as well as environmental health in the face of global challenges including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development and capacity development that take into account gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas. ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organization, other CGIAR Research Centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. For more information: www.icarda.org
All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (“One CGIAR’”) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.
Main responsibilities
The incumbent will:
- Contribute to design, implementation and scaling of small ruminant breeding programs (including development of reproductive platforms, certification of improved sires).
- Contribute to promoting community-based breeding programs, conservation, and sustainable use of livestock genetic resources.
- Manage small ruminant data platform (DTREO).
- Liaise on small ruminant breeding and genetics work both within the organization and with other institutions, governments, and donors.
- Assist in the preparation and dissemination of timely reports, proposals, concept notes and other relevant project/program documents.
- Provide substantive contribution in key meetings to review progress and agree on future actions to meet objectives.
- Contribute to training and technical backstopping to NARS on all aspects related to livestock breeding (focusing on community-based breeding programs), conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources.
- Contribute to project development, public awareness activities and publications.
- Keep up to date on developments in small ruminant breeding and genetics through scientific literature and publish research findings in ISI peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Perform any other duties as required.
Requirements
Education, qualifications, and experience
- PhD degree in livestock breeding, genetics, or related discipline.
- Comprehensive knowledge of livestock genetic improvement, including characterization and conservation of animal genetic resources
- Good skills in breeding data management, analysis, and reporting.
- At least 3 years post-doctoral experience in design and implementation of breeding programs in international research centers or organizations.
- Proven publication record in ISI-peer-reviewed journals.
- Good inter-personal skills and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
Benefits
Terms of appointment, salary and benefits as per IRS requirements
This is an internationally recruited position for which ICARDA offers an attractive compensation package, including a competitive salary, housing allowance, non-contributory retirement plan, medical insurance and leave provisions. All benefits are denominated and paid in US Dollars.
The successful candidate will be offered an initial contract of 2 years of which the first six months will be probationary period. Possibility of the extension will be subject to merit and productivity of the staff, funding and continued need for the position.
ICARDA is committed to increasing women representation in its workforce and strongly encourages applications from women.
Applications will be acknowledged, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.