Agronomist - Southern Africa at iSDA

The candidate should have:

• A sound knowledge of scientific principles of agronomy and soil science.
• Good understanding of African farming systems
• Experience conducting on-farm field trials
• Good numerical skills, experience with data capture software and mobile apps, working knowledge of analysis of trial data
• Ability and passion to constantly seek out the sweet spot between scientific accuracy, cost efficiency and depth of impact for end-users
• Excellent people skills, a can-do attitude, and finds joy in problem solving
• A strong customer orientation and entrepreneurial spirit
• Willingness to spend substantial periods of time in several African countries organizing and overseeing field activities
• Ability to synergize with teams across disciplines including digital, decision science, last mile delivery and business development

BALANCE OF DESIRED SKILLS

• Field agronomy skills – 60%
• Analytical skills – 30%
• Strategic product development skills – 10%

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate with MSc or PhD in agricultural or environmental science or related discipline.