Research Technician-Regenerative Landscape

ICRISAT; Lucknow; On-site; INR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ICRISAT seeks a Research Technician - Regenerative Landscape to support field activities for regenerative agriculture, crop demonstrations, agroforestry, fodder development, and soil and water conservation. The incumbent will travel to project clusters in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, or Karnataka, working with farmers and local institutions to implement interventions.

The role involves maintaining records, conducting surveys, coordinating demonstrations, and contributing to monitoring and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agroforestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Rural Development, Soil Science, or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain field records and documentation of activities.
• Support training and awareness programs within project clusters.
• Document success stories and field observations for reports.
• Assist scientific staff in implementation and monitoring of project activities.

Skills

Field surveys

Data collection

Community mobilization

Training delivery

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or related

Job description

Research Technician - Regenerative Landscape

ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian nationals for the position of Research Technician - Regenerative Landscape. The Research Technician will support field implementation of benchmark and living landscape initiatives aimed at improving agricultural productivity, natural resource management, climate resilience, and rural livelihoods. The candidate will assist in conducting household surveys, baseline assessments, field demonstrations, crop and fodder monitoring, community mobilization, training programs, and collection of biophysical and socio-economic data. There are 9 vacancies that will be based across India. The position requires close interaction with farmers and local institutions to facilitate implementation of project interventions and ensure timely monitoring and reporting.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid.

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About the role:

The candidate will support field activities related to regenerative agriculture, crop demonstrations, agroforestry plantations, fodder development, nursery establishment, soil and water conservation measures, watershed interventions, and operation of field monitoring activities. Responsibilities also include maintaining field records, supporting training and awareness programs, documenting success stories, and assisting scientific staff in implementation and monitoring of project activities. The candidate will be stationed at assigned project clusters in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, or Karnataka and will work closely with local communities and project partners.

• Maintaining field records
• Supporting training and awareness programs
• Documenting success stories
• Assisting scientific staff in implementation and monitoring of project activities

Qualification and responsibilities:

• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agroforestry, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Rural Development, Soil Science, or related disciplines.
• 0–5 years of experience in agricultural extension, field implementation, community mobilization, watershed development, agroforestry, fodder systems, regenerative agriculture, or related areas.
• Experience in conducting field surveys, data collection, farmer trainings, demonstration management, and community engagement will be desirable.
• Good communication, interpersonal, documentation, and reporting skills, with the ability to work effectively with farming communities and local institutions.
• Willingness to be stationed at designated project sites and undertake extensive field travel within project areas.

General:

• This is a contractual role for a period of 24 months (02 years), renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute’s continuing need for the position.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining a progressive and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether they have a disability.

Shortlisting will start from 2 September 2026.