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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is not-for-profit agricultural research for development organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information:  www.cimmyt.org CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated PDF Cropping Systems Agronomist, to work in the Sustainable Agrifood Systems program.   The position will be based at CIMMYT office in Harare, Zimbabwe.   Specific duties: Work closely with CIMMYT staff and supervise the day-to-day management of agronomic research programs focused on sustainable intensification in southern Africa. Oversee and monitor the management of high-quality long-term trials, both on-station and on-farm, to study effects on system productivity, soil quality, water and nutrient use efficiencies, and pest and disease dynamics. Install, manage, and supervise state of the art soil-, water- and plant monitoring equipment and tools. Spearhead...

The CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) ( www.excellenceinbreeding.org ) is a cross-commodity platform that supports the modernization of breeding programs targeting Africa, Asia, and Latin America for greater impact on food and nutrition security, climate change adaptation and development. By providing important outcomes to under-resourced peoples, the CGIAR centers help realize the founding mission of the CGIAR system – they target low-and-middle-income countries for greater impact on food and nutrition security, climate change adaptation and development.   The Platform is part of the new CGIAR portfolio of research programs and platforms ( www.cgiar.org/our-strategy ) and is led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries ( www.cimmyt.org ).   The CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) is recruiting two dynamic,...