Postdoctoral Scientist at International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Postdoctoral Scientist Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate CIAT’s global activities of the WLE-RDL cluster on Soil Restoration and Soil Carbon.
• Provide administrative leadership of CIAT’s new research project on Scaling up soil carbon enhancement interventions for food security and climate across complex landscapes in Kenya and Ethiopia.
• Contribute to a methodological guide on measuring soil carbon for carbon trading,
• Familiarize with and apply major biophysical models for simulating soil organic carbon-dynamics, such as DayCent, CropSyst and RothC.
• Represent (whenever necessary) the CIAT SoiLS team at international meetings and conferences.
• Communicate project progress, outputs and outcomes on project websites (CIAT and WLE), blogs and other suitable means, and through reports to donors.
• Author or coauthor publications, such as journal articles, posters, brochures, presentations on soil restoration and soil carbon.
• Contribute to the development of new proposals and initiatives of the SoiLS research area.

Qualifications for the Postdoctoral Scientist Job

• PhD degree in agronomy, soil science or related field.
• Very good scientific knowledge on tropical soil, soil organic carbon, and soil biology.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse groups.
• Fluency in English, spoken and written; Swahili and Amharic language skills are an advantage.
• Capable of managing professional relationships, and working in a complex, intercultural and highly dynamic working environment.
• Values the sharing of information and continuous improvements in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation and learning, and be committed to staff development.
• Willingness to travel as needed.