Technical Science Lead

Varaha; Gurugram District; Sur place; INR 1 800 000 - 2 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Varaha seeks a senior scientist to own the quantification and scientific integrity of the AWD rice methane program, from validated GHG data to PDD authorship. You will defend emissions numbers at registry review and oversee data quality for quantification-grade inputs.

The role requires MSc/PhD level expertise in soil/environmental sciences, hands-on GHG flux methods, LCA concepts, and team leadership. Willingness to travel to field sites in India is essential.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in soil science, environmental science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, or a related field.

Responsabilités

• Compute baseline and project CH4 and N2O emissions from closed-chamber data.
• Own uncertainty quantification and emission-reduction (ERR) computation.
• Maintain the quantification methodology and ensure reproducibility of all reported figures.
• Conduct project-emissions, leakage, and lifecycle (LCA) accounting as required by the Isometric protocol.
• Author the corresponding PDD section and defend its assumptions.
• Author quantification, LCA, and monitoring-methodology sections of the PDD.
• Resolve Isometric protocol queries and lead technical defense through registry review.
• Manage the field officers conducting GHG sampling: set technical direction and performance expectations.
• Hold final technical sign-off on GHG sampling and laboratory data quality approving data as quantification-grade.
• Own sampling schedule design and chain-of-custody adherence.

Connaissances

GHG quantification

GHG flux measurement

Uncertainty analysis

Team coordination

Field travel

Formation

MSc/PhD in soil science or related field

Outils

Python

GC data interpretation

Description du poste

Location: India (Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Gurugram preferred), with periodic travel to field sites.

Manages: AWD field officers (GHG sampling) across project states.

Partners with: AWD Project Manager (delivery, logistics, partners), and science peers.

Role Purpose

Own the quantification and scientific integrity of Varaha's AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying) rice methane program from validated GHG data through emission-reduction and lifecycle accounting to authorship of the technical sections of the Project Design Document under the Isometric Rice Methane Reduction Protocol. This is the seat accountable for whether AWD's numbers are defensible at registry review.

Key Responsibilities

Quantification (primary)

• Compute baseline and project CH₄ and N₂O emissions from closed-chamber flux data; seasonal scaling and aggregation across strata.
• Own uncertainty quantification and emission-reduction (ERR) computation under the Isometric Rice Methane Reduction Protocol v1.0.
• Maintain the quantification methodology and ensure reproducibility of all reported figures.

Lifecycle Assessment

• Conduct project-emissions, leakage, and lifecycle (LCA) accounting as required by the Isometric protocol.
• Author the corresponding PDD section and defend its assumptions.

PDD Authorship & Registry Engagement

• Author quantification, LCA, and monitoring-methodology sections of the PDD.
• Resolve Isometric protocol queries and lead technical defense through registry review.

GHG Sampling, Team Management & Data Sign-Off

• Manage the field officers conducting GHG sampling: set technical direction, sampling standards, and performance expectations.
• Hold final technical sign-off on GHG sampling and laboratory data quality approving data as quantification-grade before it enters the accounting. (Day-to-day SOP execution, monitoring, and lab coordination run separately; this role sets the standard and signs off.)
• Own sampling schedule design (drying events, fertilizer timing, frequency) and chain-of-custody adherence.

Must-Have Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in soil science, environmental science, agronomy, agricultural engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated GHG quantification from measurement data flux computation, emissions accounting, and uncertainty analysis.
• Working command of GHG flux measurement science (static/closed-chamber methods, GC data interpretation).
• Familiarity with carbon-project methodologies and registries, and with project-emissions / LCA concepts as applied in carbon protocols.
• Familiarity with rice/paddy systems and AWD.
• Some people-management or team-coordination experience.
• India-based; willing to travel to field sites and lab.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Isometric, or Verra / Gold Standard AFOLU methodologies; rice methane a strong plus.
• Prior authorship of quantification or LCA sections of carbon-project documentation (PDD/MR).
• Python or equivalent for flux QC and reproducible quantification pipelines.