The Data-Driven and Digital Agriculture Team is looking for support for the development of a Global Public Good to support scaling up of high impact digital innovations for the food system. This position would participate in multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms to support the use of digital innovation in World Bank operations, the development of digital agriculture strategies by governments in client countries and the acceleration of high impact digital innovations.

The consultancy will run from September 2021 for six months.

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CV and cover letter to be sent to dddag@worldbank.org before 3 September 2021.

The Data-Driven and Digital Agriculture Team is looking for a Short-Term Temporary to support the creation of a catalogue and manual of World Bank and partners databases, platforms and tools useful to inform agriculture and food Global Practice analytical products and investment projects.

The appointment would be full time starting in end of August 2021 for a period of six weeks. Subject to availability of requisite funds, mutual interest and the need to continue this analysis, the appointment may be extended.

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CV and cover letter to be sent to dddag@worldbank.org before 27 August 2021.

Data-Driven and Digital Agriculture Team is looking for support for the development of a Global Public Good to support scaling up of high impact digital innovations for the food system.

This position would participate in multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms to support the use of digital innovation in World Bank operations, the development of digital agriculture strategies by governments in client countries and the acceleration of high impact digital innovations.

Click here for more information on tasks, duration, skills, qualifications, and more.

CV and cover letter to be sent to dddag@worldbank.org before 27 August 2021.

Understanding pest and disease dynamics within farming systems and the ability to relate incidence and seasonal conditions to grain yield loss is a clear and present challenge for the agricultural science community. Currently, management of many pests, diseases and weeds in crops relies on an estimated economic damage threshold. The threshold is used to help identify when a pest population should be reduced to prevent yield loss.

However, this approach does not consider the environment, the timing of pest control in relation to crop development, the pest lifecycle or the economic cost to future crops. Further, in many farming systems, the decision to control a pest or disease outbreak is required before the economic threshold is reached, in which case identifying and forecasting drivers for epidemics can support and improve the outcomes of pest and disease control decisions.

In contrast to traditional reactive approaches, this project will develop a proactive forecasting approach, providing end-users with the ability to plan and holistically manage pest populations well before any economic damage thresholds are attained.

Funding

The successful applicant will be awarded with a Commonwealth RTP scholarship valued at approximately $27,500 AUD/year (tax-free) for 3.5 years.

Eligibility

• The candidate must have an Honours Class 1 or equivalent and an IELTS score of 6.5 or greater.
• The candidate will be required to relocate to Brisbane, Australia, for the duration of the PhD.

Questions may be directed to:

Dr Matthew Harrison
Senior Scientist
Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, University of Tasmania
Australia
Matthew.harrison@utas.edu.au

Additional information on the project can be found here.