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IITB has developed a GIS-based scientific planning framework as part of the Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (PoCRA) - Phase 1, which was implemented in around 6000 villages in the 15 districts of Marathwada and Vidarbha. The above IITB-PoCRA water budget framework can be extended to all the villages at the district level, even to non-PoCRA villages. The related planning tools and IT products (such as dashboards, mobile apps etc.) can be made available to district planners (such as District Planning office, District Superintendent Agriculture Office, Taluka Agriculture Office, Agriculture Assistants etc.) on a continuous basis for better and more responsive climate resilient agricultural planning in the district. In this context, IITB signed MoU with the Dharashiv District Collector office for the upcoming agricultural year (i.e. June 2025 to May 2026). This will be done through the position of Agriculture Information Officer (AIO), assisted by a team of Field Officers (FO). In order to establish this water budget-based planning framework at the district level, a team at IIT Bombay will provide the necessary technical and planning expertise as well as guidance and support to bootstrap this framework. We are inviting applications for the posts of Agriculture Information Officers and Field Officers. Number of Openings: Total 5 (AIO:1, FO: 4) Agriculture Information Officer: 1 Field Officer: 4 Job descriptions Agriculture Information Officer Duration: (June 2025 - May 2026) Work Responsibilities Generation of weekly maps using GIS and PostgreSQL datasets. Interpretation of maps and Identification of impacted villages weekly, plan and conduct field visits to these villages and assist DSAO and TAO offices to devise remedial strategies. Collaborate with regional KVK to study and analyze agronomic advisories which can be integrated with water budget advisories in the future Design training material for the Agriculture Assistants with the help of IITB team Collect village-wise cropping pattern data for each season to incorporate it into water budget backend Coordinate with agriculture department staff for dissemination of water budget outputs to village communities in the form charts, posters, crop planning recommendations and farm-level crop planning apps. Execute village case studies, analyze data, and generate reports with the help of field team Qualification: Bachelors degree in civil / mechanical engineering, geo informatics or agriculture is preferred with experience in field work and data analysis. Hands on experience with GIS will be given special preference. Expectations from the candidate Working knowledge of GIS Basic writing skills and communication skills Readiness to learn new skills, travel within the district and outside the district as a part of the project The candidate should know at least one programming language language Remuneration Up to 50k per month, subject to qualifications, work experience and performance in written test and interview Travel allowance will be provided for fieldwork and meetings related work Base Location: Dharashiv What will selected candidates get An experience of working closely with local government organisations An opportunity to work with community and academia including college students and faculty members II. Field Officer Work Responsibilities Conduct fieldwork in and around the district. Prepare study reports on various domains. Work closely with local state agencies like Agri. assitant, Gram panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, TAO, ZP and collector office. Conduct training sessions for Agriculture department staff with the help of AIO and district administration. Engage with farmers, Field Producer Companies from selected villages, and conduct farmer surveys. Other project-related work is assigned from time to time. Qualification: At least a bachelor’s degree in any discipline preferred with experience in field work and hands on experience with GIS will be given special preference. Expectations from the candidate Working knowledge of Microsoft-office, GIS Basic writing and communication skills Readiness to learn new skills, travel within the district and outside the district as a part of the project The candidates who have a two-wheeler with him/her for the fieldwork-related travel will be preferred. Remuneration Up to 30K per month, subject to qualifications, experience and performance in the written test and interview. Travel allowance will be provided for fieldwork and related meeting work. What will selected candidates get? An experience of working closely with local government organisations Working knowledge of Q-GIS software An opportunity to work with community and academia, including college students and faculty members Contact: Dr. Gopal Chavan | 9049100720 | uma.iitbombay@gmail.com Show more Show less
