IRS26360 Associate Program Director - Discovery Research
CIMMYT · Dhaka, Bangladesh
About this role
About us: 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 Global 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. For more information, visit cimmyt.org. The Associate Program Director, SAS Discovery Research contributes to the coherence and design of projects within the program, reviews implementation of science and guides team and partnership development in support of implementation of the innovation development agenda of SAS. The role sets a bold research vision aligned with CIMMYT's Excellence in Science and Innovation objectives advancing systems and scaling science through transdisciplinary teams that bridge biological, environmental, economic, policy and…