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The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) was established in 1975 under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Union (AU). It is an inter-governmental organization and currently has contracting Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regions. RCMRD functional programmes...
In an effort to support crop yield estimation in eastern Africa, RCMRD is working with a number of models such as RHEAS (Regional Hydrologic Extremes Assessment System) and a recently developed machine learning model termed as Global Earth Observation based Crop Yield and Condition Forecasting (GEOCIIF). For the GEOCIIF model, the Centre anticipates to operate the model to cover three crops in a number of target countries in 2023. Reporting to the Crop Modeller and the Science, Data and Technology Lead, the Geospatial Data Scientist will undertake the responsibilities outlined below.
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications and Experience
Contract Duration: The position is for an initial fixed-term of two (2) years, after which further employment is subject to performance and the continued availability of funds. The expected renumeration package for this position shall be Ksh. 170,000 per month with other benefits such as Medical Insurance.
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:
Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632, 00618, NAIROBI.
Via e-mail: jobs@rcmrd.org so as to be received not later than 20th May, 2022.
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