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Project Management/Coordination

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with the support of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, and Farmers’ Welfare has established IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is a regional facility that supports research collaboration, training, and service provision to institutions, scientists, farmers, and other stakeholders from India and other South Asian and African nations.

Recently the government of India has accorded approval for ISARC phase 2 through MOU with IRRI to implement next phase activities up to 2027. It has three verticals: Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA), Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture (CESA), and Centre of Education, Innovation, and Research for Development (CEIRD).

Under the guidance of the South Asia Breeding lead, IRRI is seeking applications forms for a dynamic and highly innovative Project Scientist I for coordinating the genotypic and phenotypic characterization of 3K subsets, elite breeding lines, and landraces in collaboration with project collaborators and the IRRI-SA Hub. This includes developing haplotype-specific markers to facilitate haplotype-assisted breeding, which aims to enhance the genetic gain model and deliver higher rates of genetic improvement.

Additionally, the role entails leading the genotyping of mapping populations, germplasm, and segregating populations using genome-wide SNPs and haplotype-specific markers. This coordination extends to collaborating with various NARES (National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems) and other centers, ensuring widespread application and dissemination of genotyping efforts.

He/she will contribute to the preparation of reports, publications, and presentations by summarizing research findings and draft manuscripts for publication in refereed journals, provide inputs to project reports, prepare posters and papers for presentation at local and international conferences and compiling projects reports. Applicants will work in DBT-supported project at Varanasi.