Small Ruminant Production Scientist in Pakistan

International Recruited Staff

Organization: ICARDA

Reports to: Senior Livestock Production Scientist

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

Closing date: 15 June 2013, or until a suitable candidate is identified.

Main purpose of the position
The Pakistan Agriculture Innovation Program (AIP) is a $30M, four-year USAID supported agriculture research for development program designed to help Pakistan promote economic growth by transforming and strengthening its agricultural innovation system. The program will be managed by a consortium of CGIAR Centres with other international and national partners and will be hosted by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. ICARDA will work in collaboration with ILRI leading the livestock component of the program which aims to:

• Improve the efficiency of dairy and small ruminant value chains through more effective institutions, responsive technical services, and dynamic innovation systems.
• Increase the efficiency of feed resource use, raise animal productivity, and improve the targeting of high-value markets.
• Enhance the productivity of livestock feed production from range-lands, fodder crops,
• and food-feed crops.

We wish to recruit a Small Ruminant Scientist to undertake research to improve small
ruminant productivity in close collaboration with ILRI’s livestock and value chain scientist to
be recruited for AIP in Pakistan.

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