Opportunities
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Visitors can listen in online to a session of the 2016 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) meeting, which will talk about different economic aspects of scaling up production of soybean – and agricultural intensification in general – in the tropics on Aug. 2 at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time. The session, Soybean Expansion in the…
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana has received accreditation from the National Accreditation Board to run post-graduate degree programmes with a more practical orientation. The CSIR-Crops Research Institute, the largest of the 13 Institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research announces an MPhil Plant Breeding and Biotechnology programme in August/September, 2016.…
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The World Vegetable Center based in Tainan, Taiwan is seeking a deputy director general for research. The deadline to apply is 15 July. Key responsibilities include working collaboratively with the senior management team, regional directors and others to update the center’s research strategy, while leading the development of outcome-focused operational plans, providing clarity on time…
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The University of Georgia’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is hiring for a tenure-track, 12-month position (75% Research and 25% Extension) in crop physiology with a focus on peanut. This position will be located on the Tifton Campus of the University of Georgia. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a research program…
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The West African Research Association and The MasterCard Foundation is offering the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program for West African doctoral students conducting research on the continent. Doctoral students whose dissertation research focuses on women, technology or entrepreneurship and who are based in West African institutions are invited to apply. The call for applications is available…
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is hiring a senior agricultural officer to work out of the Office of the Assistant Director-General in Agriculture in Rome. The position has a two-year term.
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Seeding Labs, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to helping scientists in the developing world conduct life-changing research, is now accepting applications for its Instrumental Access program. Through Instrumental Access, Seeding Labs connects universities in low- and middle-income countries with high-quality surplus laboratory equipment provided by donors.
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