Field Crop Specialist in the Center for Desert Agriculture- CDA, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Description
The Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA) in KAUST is seeking a motivated and articulate researcher to lead the design and establishment of a range of open-field plant growth facilities for research and teaching in plant science, agriculture and agronomy, in line with the CDA’s Strategic Plan. The field specialist will need to work independently with expert consultants to design and build several facilities, and coordinate their operation with other operations within the University, in particular the KAUST Core Labs.
Major responsibilities:
Coordinate with consultants and faculty, members of the CDA, Core Labs and other stakeholders for the design of field sites and associated facilities to meet current and anticipated research needs.
Plan with consultants for the construction of these facilities, organize tenders and oversee the work of contractors and others.
Implement and manage research experiments, including design of field experiments, development of work plans for field research, maintenance and service of research equipment, design and development of novel small plot research equipment and high-throughput phenotyping platforms.
Primary responsibility for hiring and supervising research assistants.
Perform other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee’s knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of his/her position.
Required competencies:
An understanding of the needs of plants is essential, as is the ability to design, build and operate facilities for the growth of plants, in particular for scientific experimentation.
An ability to work in hot, humid and dry environments.
Fluent in written and spoken English; competence in Arabic is beneficial.
An ability to work with a diversity of people in a multi-cultural setting and have a strong commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace.
The CDA is embedded in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) division (http://bese.kaust.edu.sa), which extends and supports a multi-disciplinary work environment. Extensive core laboratories (http://corelabs.kaust.edu.sa) at KAUST also provide access to the most recent equipment such as imaging, sequencing, and single-cell genomics.
The position is initially limited to 3 years but can be extended.
Apply here:
https://apply.interfolio.com/98275
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