Principal Scientist - I CMBTE-Principal Scientist - I

Icrisat

10 - 15 years

12 - 17 Lacs

hyderabad

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administration biotechnology french genomics cell biology resource mobilization genetic engineering research molecular biology principal

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Job Description

Lead contributions to the organizational strategy by innovatively identifying, prioritizing, and managing key research issues of cell and molecular biology and trait engineering.
Secure, sustain and manage the necessary human, financial, and material support, by reaching their assigned resource mobilization targets and play a lead role in ensuring that ICRISAT attains corporate annual resource mobilization targets.
Lead collaborations with CGIAR colleagues, research institutes and industry in the area of cell biology and trait engineering
Contribute regularly and significantly to top quality international scientific literature and demonstrate the impact of research and delivery activities.
Lead the development of a high performing and impactful global team of researchers.
Collaborate with national and international partners and stakeholders to achieve the required impact of the institutes research agenda in the Trait Discovery and Delivery Theme
Disseminate the strategic agenda and policy brief to international partners and stakeholders.
Engage with ICRISAT management, donors and partners to better position ICRISATs research portfolio internationally.
Design and ensure execution of ICRISATs research agenda related to the cell and molecular biology and trait engineering component of Trait Discovery and Delivery in adherence to the defined schedules and timeline, in compliance with the institute SOPs/policies.
Ensure timely utilization of the financial resources allocated for the implementation of the project activities.
Prioritizing and targeting constraints in grain legumes (Groundnut, Pigeonpea and Chickpea) and dryland cereals (Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Finger millet and small millets) for which no genetic traits are available in conventional plant breeding applications
Developing biotechnological tools for gene validation, genetic and genome engineering as well as translational research activities
Genetic engineering and gene editing of grain legumes and functional genomics approaches aimed at integrating useful traits including enhanced diseases and pest resistance, abiotic stress tolerance and nutritional enhancement
Translational research activities including biosafety assessment of transgenic products, and building the capacities of stakeholders in different target countries of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to comply with the internationally and nationally laid out biosafety regulations and stewardship aspects in the public sector transgenic crops
Integrate scientific innovations to design and build new biological functions and systems to generate robust breeding pipelines with special focus on ICRISAT mandate crop

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