M25126 field research technician, pathology

CIMMYT is a cutting-edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries. CIMMYT is a core CGIAR Research Center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.

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CIMMYT is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated, and service-oriented professional for the position of Field Research Technician, Pathology to work in the Global Wheat Program (GWP). 

 The positions will be based at CIMMYT’s headquarters in Texcoco, near Mexico City.

Specific duties:

• Extensively participate in field operations such as sowing, management, disease inoculation, disease evaluation, and harvest.
• Execute greenhouse work, such as wheat disease experiments at seedling or adult plant stages, fungal virulence experiments, and seed multiplication.
• Execute laboratory work such as collection, characterization and maintenance of fungal pathogens, inoculum preparation, DNA extraction, molecular marker diagnosis, and mycotoxin contamination evaluation.
• Participate in the collection of agronomic data of crops using measurement instruments assigned to the unit.
• Participate in warehouse work like seed storage and preparation.
• Interaction with fellow workers, visitors and students from Mexico as well as foreign countries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy or related scientific field. Desirable to have a master’s in plant Pathology or Microbiology, Agronomy, Sciences, Phytotechnics or related.
• The selected candidate must have 1-2 years of experience if they hold a master’s degree or 4-5 years of experience if they do not.
• The selected candidate must have the ability to do basic statistics and field map preparation.
• Advanced level in English (English test will be administered; candidate must score a minimum of B2 as per CEFR).

Benefits

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 and medical insurance, supermarket coupons, savings fund, social Mexican benefits (IMSS, SAR / Infonavit).