Climate change impacts rice production through exacerbated and more frequent climate extremes. At the same time, rice fields are a large emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of rice and increase the resilience of rice-based systems exist, but uptake of such technologies is often slow.
Responsibilities:
Manage the design, implementation, and execution of research activities in the field of agro-environmental science with an emphasis on GHG emissions from rice-based agricultural systems.
Support the implementation of the MRV pilot sites to ensure quality activity data, a well-managed database, and smooth operation of an MRV system.
Support the design, development, and pilot of measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) tools for rice in Thailand.
Conduct GHG assessments on different spatial scales through thorough data gathering and analysis.
Support monitoring and evaluation of GHG mitigation measures with the help of GHG calculation tools.
Contribute to other project activities such as workshops, meetings, and capacity-building events.
Contribute to research communication in a broad range of research products, such as peer-reviewed journals, communication materials, reports, policy briefs, and presentations for national and international conferences.
Coordinates with IRRI staff and stakeholders in the implementation of research activities.
Align with internal and external stakeholders to effectively manage the implementation of the experiments and other related research studies.
Regularly consult and coordinate with supervisors, project partners, and collaborators to ensure smooth execution of research studies.
Develop and sustain partnerships and nurture effective relationships with various international and NARES partners and key government partners.
Provide capacity building in terms of GHG measurement, analysis, interpretation, and QA/QC to partners.
Requirements:
Master’s degree in agronomy, environment, sustainable natural resource management, and/or related fields with at least 3 years’ experience in relevant research.
Experience in agronomic research and strong analytical skills.
Knowledge around climate change impacts on rice and greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture.
Good oral and written communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills in English.
Excellent interpersonal skills, motivated and curious with interest to work collaboratively in a multicultural team.
Strong character, multitasking person, and able to work independently and under pressure.
Proactively generating creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.
