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Post:Agricultural Data Coordinator, Mexico

CIMMYT

Km. 45, Carretera Mexico-Veracruz El Batan, Texcoco

Edo. de México CP 56130 México

Tel: +52(595) 9521900 Fax: +52(595) 9521983

Description:

We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, self-motivated, and service-orientated professionals with excellent organizational, data management and people skills to coordinate data flow in a dynamic research team focused on increasing food security and reducing poverty at an international scale.

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information www.cimmyt.org

Reporting to Head Knowledge Management, the successful candidate will act as an interface between individual researchers, project collaborators, software engineers, and clients of CIMMYT knowledge products and assist CIMMYT scientists and partners in handling and processing large molecular and phenotypic streams for analysis.

As members of CIMMYT, candidates will work with a dynamic group of knowledge managers, software engineers, crop modelers, crop scientists and economists.

Position will be based at CIMMYT's Main Campus (located 45 km northeast of Mexico City, Mexico) but will interact with all CIMMYT´s experimental stations and regional offices (country and world-wide) on a regular basis.

The primary objective of this position consists of:

    Establishing data standards, documentation, data-curation processes, timelines for data entry into institutional data bases/repositories, in agreement with project requirements and the CIMMYT knowledge management strategy

    Coordinating the receipt, storage, manipulation and quality control of agronomic, economic and survey data for CIMMYT staff enabling accurate data tracking and documentation throughout the analysis pipeline.

    Participating in the design, development and population of versatile institutional databases/repositories, interfaces and output tools.

    Introduce new informatics tools to scientist and research assistants and project collaborators provide on-the-job training, and report back user requirements to CIMMYT software engineers.

    Managing and documenting the dissemination of data (raw and analyzed) to co-operators within CIMMYT and with partner organizations.

The job will require that you:

•     Liaise between researchers who want to make use of own and cross institutional databases, knowledge management specialists, biometricians and software engineers at CIMMYT.
•     Interpret data summaries to determine accuracy and validity of data.
•     Test user-friendly software tools for molecular and trial data capture, storage and analysis.
•     Manage and provide feedback to software engineers to help to improve functionality.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualification, skills and attitudes:

•     M.Sc. in geographical science, agronomy, agricultural statistics or related fields.
•     Minimum of 2-3 years experience in developing and/or using bioinformatics tools for the management of large-volume data sets.
•     Strong analytical skills with attention to details.
•     Ability to investigate and analyze with minimum supervision research activities within CIMMYT's research programs to make them more efficient by using IT resources.
•     Ability to work and communicate with knowledge management specialists, biometricians and software engineers at CIMMYT.
•     Good interpersonal skills and a strong desire to support the delivery of improved, products, tools and services to team members and collaborators.
•     Excellent bilingual skills (English/Spanish).
•     Ability to work well as part of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
•     In case of non-Mexican nationals, a valid work / residence permit and evidence of Spanish skills are required.
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CIMMYT offers an attractive remuneration package and support for continuous professional development. In addition to the provisions of the Mexican Labor Law our package of benefits includes Year-end Bonus (40 days), Vacation Premium (56%), Life Insurance and Medical Insurance, Supermarket Coupons, Savings Fund, Social Mexican Benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).

CIMMYT is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply.

To apply click on the 'Apply to Job' option or email cover letter and CV no later than Friday, 19 April, 2013 to Human Resources, CIMMYT (Email: nrsrecruitment@cgiar.org / Please insert Position Reference number: N12156 in the subject of your email)

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted .

 Closing Date: Friday, 19 April 2013

For further information, please contact Lic. Guillermo Flores, Staffing Specialist at g.flores@cgiar.org