Research Associate Precision Farming
Year Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Description
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- Job description:-research associate
- Work closely with Soil, Water and Agronomy (SWA) Team members, project team and our partner organizations to execute project implementation.
- Design and implement field experiments (on-station and on-farm) related to precision farming according to the research protocols.
- Monitor workings and data of satellite crop monitoring systems
- Follow up functioning of scientific equipment, data collection, curation, processing, and analyses relating precision farming innovations introduced by the Project.
- Assist in developing technical reports, technological advisory for farmers and field technicians as per the project needs.
- Assist in publishing research findings in ISI peer-reviewed scientific journals, participate and present in conferences and workshops.
- Assist in organizing workshops, farmers field days, trainings, and developing different training materials.
- Involve in scaling-up of technologies under various projects/initiatives, and link farmers with research products and developmental activities.
- Share and interact with Agriculture Ministry, Department, and other NARS scientists/visitors to the research station.
- Supervise timely field operations, inputs and labor to ensure proper implementation of research activities and proper record keeping.
- Essential qualifications and competencies
- Experience managing research projects will be preferred
- Minimum masters or equivalent in Agronomy, Water resource management, Soil & Water conservation, or related fields
- At least 3 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience managing projects in precision farming or climate-smart agriculture research.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct, analyse and interpret research results through rated publications.
- Previous work experience in agriculture commodity Export-import, contract farming,& multi-cultural environment would be preferred.
- Ability to work in a team and supervise technical staff.
- Experience in writing reports and communicating scientific topics to laypeople.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in spoken and written Marathi,Hindi and English
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural work environment.
- Training in crop modelling, GIS, precision agriculture, climate-smart agriculture
- should have extensive knowledge about satellite Crop Monitoring system
- PhD degree holder.
- starting 20000/- per month
- negotiated according to the experience, skill sets, & caliber
- Day shift
- Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
- total work (Preferred)
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Job IdJD3035315
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationMumbai, Maharashtra, India
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