Position: Scientist 

Organization: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Location: India

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Managing Rice Breeding-India team to implement OneRice breeding strategy through One IRRI Breeding Network and product delivery in prioritized market segments in alignment with PDVR and NARES
• Lead country-specific GS based breeding pipeline for region specific market segments to realize genetic gains in farmers’ field conditions
• Manage and coordinate country specific NARVI for testing new IRRI elite inbred rice varieties in close collaboration with different stakeholders
• Develop AI-enabled trait discovery pipelines for identification of high value allele(s)/haplotypes to be utilized in the global breeding programs/pipelines
• Play a proactive role in managing CG-NAREs networks (OneIRRI, BioNET, NARVI) and building capacity of NARES in breeding modernization and liaise with other stakeholders
• Lead country specific research proposals and actively help to secure funds and manage funds and support from regional/global stakeholders
• Ensure delivery of outcomes are fully aligned with the IRRI’s vision, mission, values, target goals, policies, and procedures
• Align with Platform, Cluster Leaders, ISARC, and South Asia Leadership to assure synergy within IRRI’s Research group
• Build and maintain partnership with internal, local and international collaborators and stakeholders towards resource mobilization for innovative research
• Collaborate with governments, donors, One-IRRI-NARES partners, private enterprises and One CGIAR expectations in the region
• Maintain and proactively develop networks & partnerships with various research teams, including public and private entities
• Smoothly align and evolve OneIRRI network (India) with regional priorities to deliver improved varieties and its impact in the prioritized markets
• Provide leadership to Rice Breeding programs at the country level and provide professional advice to IRRI management and high-level partners
• Supervise, coach and mentor scientific professional and support staff including PhD students, PDFs
• Actively seek external funds and secure partnerships for research and development to meet the program’s research needs
• Publish and actively contribute to articles in peer-reviewed journals from research and experiment activities showcasing the Institute’s scientific leadership as and when possible

Qualifications

PhD in genetics, plant breeding or other relevant discipline with 3-5 years of post-PhD experience in modern plant breeding techniques

Skills Required

Mandatory

• Demonstrated ability to implement prediction-based trait discovery/ breeding program
• Proven ability to manage large breeding networks and multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent analytical skills and knowledge of plant breeding and genetics
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Hands on experience in NARES capacity building
• Demonstrated ability to implement prediction-based trait discovery/ breeding program