International Consultant on Digital Soil Mapping

Organizational Setting

FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan is currently implementing “Improvement of Seed and Agro-Chemical Laboratory and Certification Services under the Agrarian Services Agency” project under FAO-Azerbaijan Partnership Programme (FAPP, 2016-2021).

Reporting Lines

Assistant FAO Representative in Azerbaijan (AFAOR)

Technical Focus

The project aims to support and improve the activities of the laboratories mentioned in the project and operating under ASA through development of effective management and oversight system, technical capacity building, provision of necessary equipment, adoption of new and state of the art methodologies/methods, international certification and ensuring the delivery of these services to farmers via online platform.

Tasks and responsibilities

The International Consultant on Digital Soil Mapping will provide the following support to the project:

• Supervise data collection, systematization and harmonisation of soil maps, datasets and databases;
• Validate the existing soil maps (hard copies);
• Contribute to the of the AzSIS spatial data infrastructure design and preparation;
• Select input data, predictors and for national digital soil maps;
• Liaise with relevant project staff  for the selection of  the software, tools, scripts and data for production of digital soil maps;
• Support the training sessions on soil survey and data collection;
• Deliver training sessions on digital soil mapping, data preparation, data management  and harmonisation;
• Perform quality assessment and quality check of collected soil data, information and analyses;
• Perform evaluation, validation, preparation and harmonisation of national soil profile database;
• Train the national staff on digital soil mapping techniques and producing the soil property maps and to guide the development of the soil suitability case studies;
• Guide the preparation of high resolution (100-250m) digital soil maps of soil properties and threats and uncertainty assessments;
• Provide consultations and guidance in producing of digital soil property and uncertainty maps using the recent Digital Soil Mapping techniques and tools;
• Guide the preparation of soil suitability maps for selected crops;
• Validate the output of digital soil property and threat maps processing on test sites;
• Control work in preparation of the soil risk and soil suitability maps;
• Develop symbology for national soil maps and national soil grids of soil properties;
• Support the validation of national digital soil maps;
• Participate in preparation of soil suitability maps for selected crops;
• Assist in preparation of meta data for all produced GIS layers compatible with GloSIS and international data standards

• University degree in agricultural sciences, soil science or related field and focus on spatial data analyses, data science, geostatistics and digital soil mapping;
• At least 10 years of experience in digital soil mapping, environmental modelling, spatial data analyses;
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and limited knowledge (level B) of one of the other FAO languages (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, or Russian). For PSA, working knowledge of English is required. 

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills  

High level of responsibility, as well as experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team;

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
• Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/ 
• For more information, visit the FAO employment website
• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
•  We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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