CIMMYT Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. CIMMYT Ethiopia looking for “Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist”. Applicants with a degree in PhD Degree may apply on or before 8th Aug 2022.
CIMMYT grew out of a pilot program sponsored by the Mexican government and the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1940s and 50s and aimed at raising farm productivity in Mexico. Under the scientific leadership of Norman E. Borlaug, the program developed higher yielding wheat varieties that were more resistant to diseases and provided stable yields in changing conditions for developing countries.
CIMMYT Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist Jobs 2022
The CIMMYT has published a job vacancy announcement on 9th July 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) |
| Position | Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | PhD Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 8th Aug 2022 |
CIMMYT Job Vacancy 2022
Specific Duties:
- Involve in the process of acquiring, cleaning, managing, and analyzing data on soil, climate, crop, and agronomy at scale interventions.
- Conduct a full review of existing methods relating to data analytic tools and methodologies in agronomy.
- Develop new research questions that address core knowledge gaps, by leveraging new and emerging data mining methods, tools, and analytics.
- Apply new and emerging methods including machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data analysis, and geospatial data analysis to guide and target innovative agronomy and soil health management strategies at scale.
- Develop scientific manuscripts and publish in high-impact scientific journals.
- Develop and/or adapt ICT-based tools for field data collection at scale for agronomic and socioeconomic data.
- Develop scripts and tools for statistical analysis that can be used by other CIMMYT scientists to analyze data
- Collect, pre-process (e.g., grided and remote sensing data) and set up data for modeling crop yields under different management and environmental scenarios.
- Contribute to training and stakeholder engagement workshops, in data management, analysis, and visualization.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Position in Organization:
- Doctoral Fellow, Data Scientist
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Deadline: 8th Aug 2022
Qualification:
- PhD in computer programming/statistics/climate/data science with some experience in applied sciences such as Ecology, Agroecology, Agronomy, Soil Science, Economics or any related disciplines and proven proficiency in data generation, management, and analysis.
Experience:
- Minimum Five Years Experience.
How to Apply CIMMYT Doctoral Fellow Data Scientist Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://www.cimmyt.org/careers/jobs/post-doctoral-fellow-data-scientist/
The Closing Date: 8th Aug 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | www.cimmyt.org |
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