Vacant position at INRA, Paris, France

Scientific Officer of the international research program on ‘Soils for Food Security and Climate’(2 years position, based at INRA, Paris, France)

The global initiative ‘4 per mil. Soils for Food Security and Climate’ of the Lima-Paris Action Agenda(http://newsroom.unfccc.int/lpaa/agriculture/join-the-41000-initiative-so...),was launched during COP21 in December 2015. It includes both an action plan and a research program and it is supported by close to 150 signatories (countries, regions, international agencies, private sector and NGOs). The Scientific Officer (S.O.) will assist the development of the international research program which has a focus on soil organic carbon, in relation with food security and climate change challenges. It will be developed with support of the CGIAR, of the Global Research Alliance (http://globalresearchalliance.org), of INRA, CIRAD and IRD in France and of other international, European and national research partnerships. For further information, click here.