Description
CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today. It is entrusted with fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the General South, through building strong partnerships. This combination enhances the livelihood trajectories and resilience of millions of resource-poor farmers, while working towards a more productive, inclusive, and resilient agrifood system within planetary boundaries.
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CIMMYT is building a Roster of qualified professionals to be considered for future opportunities in various locations and areas of expertise.
What is a Roster?
A roster is a pool of pre-assessed, qualified candidates who may be contacted when a relevant position becomes available. This approach allows us to respond more efficiently to hiring needs and significantly shorten recruitment timelines when vacancies arise.




CIMMYT has opened a call for applications for Breeders committed to implement CIMMYT's Strategy related positions such as:
- Maize Molecular Geneticist
- Scientist, Quantitative Genetics

Specific Duties:
- Work with other genetics specialists to design and evaluate new and current breeding schemes through simulation, retrospective analysis, and pilot testing.
- Develop strategy in collaboration with breeding teams and other stakeholders and support the development of plans to optimize the use of new breeding tools and methodologies.
- Support breeding teams to ensure that target product profiles drive breeding activities and that breeding efforts are aligned to these breeding targets.
- Support the breeding teams to set up disciplined processes to select parental germplasm in a targeted manner, as well as identify and implement ways to overcome resource, logistical, and biological con

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