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The Johnson&Johnson Preservation and Material department researches, develops, registers and commercializes on a worldwide basis new solutions for the protection of plants, wood, paint and other materials against fungi, algae, bacteria and insects. With a view to further strengthening the activities of the R&D group, we are looking for an (m/f) Project Leader, New Product Development Post Harvest Technology for Fruit and Vegetables

The selected  applicant will report to the Director Research and Innovation.

The retained applicant will carry out the following tasks:

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Agriconsulting S.p.A, Rome-based consulting company is looking for Horticulturist – Estimated input: 34 man-months for the EU project in Afghanistan called: “Provision of Technical Assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to contribute to strengthen the planting material and horticulture industry”

Requirements:

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The Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) is seeking a Services Manager who will manage the marker services and trait and metabolite services provided by the GCP as part of the Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP). The marker services of the IBP currently consists of a combination of low-throughput SSR genotyping laboratories and high-throughput SNP genotyping services contracted to service the needs of molecular breeders and other scientists associated with the IBP and other GCP-supported projects. He/She will have the following responsibilities: Read more »

Projects: World Bank Horticulture and Livestock Project (HLP), USDA Orchard Program, EC Perennial Horticulture Development Program – Almond Industry, US DOD Orchard Programs. Reports to: Country Director.

Start Date:  Immediate, this is a long term staff position that is open ended. Resumes are being collected on behalf of Roots of Peace (www.rootsofpeace.org), that has seven active programs in Afghanistan focused primarily on agribusiness.  Roots of Peace (“ROP”) is seeking to hire an expatriate to serve as Chief of Party to oversee and manage five of these programs totalling approximately $7M in contracts. Individual should have extensive experience interfacing with governmental officials and agencies, and serving as lead on implementation of multi-million dollar projects.  We are seeking a professional with excellent communication skills at all levels and with the ability to manage field implementation while also keeping the big picture in perspective.  Individual should be able to juggle multiple, complex projects simultaneously and while effectively managing each project to ensure they are on track, within budget and all necessary parties (i.e., donors, staff, third party partners) are consistently informed in a timely manner as mutually agreed upon in the contract.

Information on each of these programs will be available,  upon request, to any finalist that is shortlisted.

How to Apply for this position: send all resumes and cover letters that clearly show you meet all requirements to linda.aines@internationalink.net and include “Chief of Party -ROP, Afghanistan) in the subject line. Finalist will be expected to provide references. Accepting candidates through July 9, 2010

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This 12-month, tenure-track position is 80% teaching and 20% research. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining a successful teaching program and an active program in applied and/or fundamental research in support of the ornamental horticulture industry in Kansas and the region.

Location: Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in Horticulture or closely related Plant Science discipline, earned or all but dissertation (ABD) is required with specialization or experience in ornamental plant (herbaceous and/or woody) breeding, propagation, and/or production management. (Candidates that are ABD would be expected to complete their PhD prior to beginning employment.) Expected are: a passion for students and instruction; ability to effectively communicate by oral and written means; ability to collaborate and develop multidisciplinary team approaches to solve research problems; capability of working within a team environment; strong self-motivation; experience in horticultural production practices, experimental design and statistical analysis; and a strong commitment to expanding and fostering diversity. Preference will be given to candidates with excellent communication and leadership skills and a record of teaching and research excellence. Read more »

Duration: Short-term (2 months)

CARANA Corporation (www.carana.com), a contractor for USAID, designs and directs innovative economic growth strategies to help countries and businesses compete globally, reducing poverty and raising living standards around the world. For 25 years, we have specialized in market-led solutions to development challenges in more than 80 countries, packaging our expertise with on-the-ground resources for continuing, cost-effective results.

CARANA seeks a highly-skilled international development professional to act as a short-term advisor for our USAID-funded Rwanda Post-Harvest Handling and Storage Project (PHHS) focusing on a country-wide post harvest handling and storage strategy, including mobilizing private sector investment. This project capitalizes on increased Rwandan food crop productivity to increase food security by linking smallholder staple crop surpluses to markets through improved post-harvest conditioning, grading, sorting, packaging, and storage. The program will address Rwanda’s critical need for commodity storage by attracting investment in post-harvest handling and processing of staple crops and creating linkages between farmers and storage facilities. We are currently recruiting for someone who can assist in developing a policy framework for the Rwandan government related to post-harvest handling of staple foods, such as grains or pulses. The candidate will have significant experience in the private sector, grain trading, international commodity company experience, mobilizing private capital, and high-level interaction with foreign governments and USAID. .Someone with experience in trading grain or other staple crops, or with international commodity company experience, would be preferable.

Minimum Qualifications:
•    15 years of experience in working with staple crop producers in improving their post-harvest handling;
•    Extensive knowledge on staple foods post-harvest best practices;
•    Experience working in Africa, especially Eastern-Central Africa;
•    A master’s degree in a related field;
•    Working knowledge of French.

TO APPLY: Click on the following link to our consultant registry (http://carana.resume-management.com/apply) and select “Post-Harvest – Rwanda” from the drop down menu of current open positions.

A leading service provider in the area of horticultural growing media and environmental services is seeking to recruit a Chief Horticultural Scientist based in Ireland for a two year fixed term contract.  This role supports the Horticulture Division.  The Horticulture Division produces and supplies horticulture products, such as compost and other growing media, for wholesale and retail businesses in Ireland, UK, mainland Europe and across the rest of the world.

This role will include the following activities:

• Play a leading role with the Innovation team to develop medium and long term opportunities for the business.
• Lead, develop and manage a team within the R&D function.
• Liaise with sales/marketing personnel to originate new product ideas and to validate the potential efficacy of these.
• Conduct analysis of substrates for professional growers to support the sales team.
• Continue to develop our range of growing media whilst maintaining the highest standards of efficacy.
• Tender for and conduct research on projects of specific interest to the company and the Horticulture industry.
• Oversee the composting process in the company’s composting facility so as to provide effective, stable raw material for the production of growing media.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of novel materials with potential for composting.
• Through ongoing research to reinforce the awareness of the inherently high quality of company products.
• Optimise the product range through effective R&D.
• Project manage initiatives in the R&D and Innovation areas as necessary.

The ideal candidate will possess the following range of experience, skills and knowledge:

• PhD level qualification in horticulture or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Attention to detail and accuracy is a requirement.
• Good organisational, communication, interpersonal and report writing skills.
• Must be flexible and adaptable.
• Demonstrated use of initiative and ability to troubleshoot.
• Appropriate membership relevant Professional bodies.

For immediate consideration please apply to applications@lifescience.ie online now or contact James Cassidy on +353 1 685 45 45

The South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) in Postharvest Technology at the University of Stellenbosch focuses on the development of cross-cutting innovative technologies for cool chain produce handling, and measurement and control of postharvest quality. The Postharvest Technology Chair is seeking suitable applications from candidates who have obtained their PhD within the last five years in engineering/technology, science, agricultural/horticultural and other applied sciences as postdoctoral fellows in the following research themes:

Theme #1: Packaging Technology
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and participate in research on design, modelling and performance evaluation of packaging for the fresh produce sector, including modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). Knowledge and experience with aspects of fresh produce physiology, mechanical testing of packaging and use of innovative treatments to extend shelf-life will be beneficial.

Theme #2: CFD Modelling of Airflow, Heat and Mass Transfer
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and participate in research on modelling airflow, heat and mass transfer in postharvest built environments such as cool stores and ventilated packaging. Experience in using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software such as FLUENT will be advantageous but not compulsory provided the candidate has numerical modelling skills and experience.

Theme #3: Non-destructive Quality Measurement and Modelling
The successful candidate will be expected to develop and participate in research using non-destructive tools to measure and model internal quality of fresh produce. Candidate will be expected to demonstrate the knowledge and ability to work with non-invasive tools for quality measurement such as near-infrared spectroscopy and similar instruments.

Theme #4: Impacts of Postharvest Research and Interventions
The successful candidate will be expected to develop methods for, and conduct systematic reviews on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce postharvest losses, including impacts of postharvest interventions to reduce food losses, and impacts of postharvest research on product quality, safety and incidence of losses. Suitable candidates with qualifications in the management sciences/economics and health sciences are also encouraged to apply.

General duties and responsibilities
Conduct original research/reviews and prepare scientific articles for publication. Provide support, guidance and mentorship of postgraduate students.

Personal attributes required
Relevant research experience, ability to think critically, passion for research, excellent written and oral communication skills.

Please send letter of motivation and CV to Professor Linus Opara (opara@sun.ac.za). CV should highlight qualifications, research experience and expertise, scientific papers in refereed journals, and contact details of 2-3 potential referees. Closing date for applications is 20 June 2010 or as soon as suitable candidates are selected.

Professor Umezuruike Linus Opara
South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology
Faculty of AgriSciences, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
E-mail: opara@sun.ac.za; phone: +27 (0)21 808 4064.

The Department of Agricultural Sciences at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB) invites outstanding candidates to apply for the full-time faculty position in Horticulture at the level of Assistant Professor.  The starting date of the appointment is September 15, 2010.  Positions are normally at the Assistant Professor level but appointments at higher ranks may be considered depending on qualifications. Appointments are for an initial period of four years.
Qualifications:
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in Horticulture with demonstrable expertise in sustainable horticulture systems and practices in the production of fruit and/or vegetable crops and a record of successful teaching and research. Practical experience with organic horticultural farming is required.  
Responsibilities:

• Teaching and conducting research in production of horticultural crops grown in both subtropical and temperate climatic regions. The incumbent will work as part of an inter-disciplinary team to improve horticultural production practices in Lebanon and to train both undergraduate and graduate horticultural students for MSc. degrees.
• Participating in management planning of facilities including both greenhouses and laboratories on the subtropical coastal plain in Beirut and the Agricultural Research and Extension Center, a 100 ha farm located in the temperate Bekaa valley eighty kilometers from Beirut.

Applications:
Applicants should submit by June 30, 2010 a complete curriculum vita with a list of relevant professional academic degrees and experiences and names and addresses of three professional references to the Dean of Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O.Box: 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon. An electronic copy should be sent to fafs@aub.edu.lb.

The American University of Beirut is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The home page is available at http://www.aub.edu.lb.

Washington State University (WSU) Extension Yakima Area Extension Educator (E2 or E3).  This is a twelve-month, tenure-track faculty position and located in Yakima County, Yakima, Washington, USA.

Required: Screening begins May 31, 2010.  For position description listing, all qualifications and application process, visit: http://www.hrs.wsu.edu/employment/fapvacancies.aspx (Search 5290). Contact Lisa Clyde, EEO Coordinator, (1)509-335-2822, eeocoord@wsu.edu