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Senior Research Assistant - MountainHER Project

1.00 to 10.00 Years   Morocco   16 Dec, 2022
Job LocationMorocco
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Job Description

Main purpose of positionICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) has received PRIMA funds under the Empowering women associations as drivers for agroecological transformation to generate income for Mountain farming communities (MountainHER) and is now seeking a qualified candidate capable of supporting the project activities. These will include the testing of germplasm of wheat and barley in a participatory approach with local communities of the Atlas Mountains. In addition, several socio-economic aspects will be studied in partnership with local and international women cooperatives for the production of traditional foods and malt products. The incumbent will also be responsible for managing the project documentations, including the reporting to the project portal and the storage of data in the pre-defined formats.Location: Rabat, MoroccoReporting to: Principal Investigator Genetic InnovationAbout ICARDAThe 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.orgAll 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

  • Follow on-farm and on-station field experiments.
  • Supervise a team of field technicians to ensure best results.
  • Perform surveys and roundtable conversations with rural communities.
  • Support laboratory assessment of food and grains rheological, nutritional, and malting quality.
  • Store all field data in adequate data management systems.
  • Provide support to other project partners in need of conducting similar studies.
  • Compile annual reports.
  • Publish scientific articles.
  • Represent ICARDA at national and international fora.
  • Perform any other duty as required by the project.

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