Section Head – Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition

The IAEA seeks a Section Head in Vienna to lead soil, water and crop-nutrition work using nuclear techniques. The role manages staff, resources and a results-based subprogramme; directs technique development and validation; advances climate-resilient agriculture and remediation; and provides policy, research and technical-cooperation support to Member States.

• Lead the Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section
• Manage staff, physical resources and financial resources
• Develop the subprogramme budget, goals, priorities and working plan
• Monitor and report subprogramme outputs
• Lead development and validation of nuclear and related techniques
• Provide scientific input to policy and standards development
• Support technical-cooperation and coordinated research projects

• Advanced degree in soil science, agronomy or a related discipline with a nuclear-techniques background
• At least ten years of research and development on soil-plant-water interactions in national and international settings
• Experience leading teams and managing human and financial resources, planning and budgeting
• Excellent oral and written English

• PhD in soil science, agronomy or a related field
• Awareness of FAO and IAEA mechanisms including Coordinated Research Projects and Technical Cooperation Projects
• Knowledge of other official IAEA languages

• Soil science
• Agricultural water management
• Crop nutrition
• Nuclear techniques
• Programme budgeting
• Policy development

• Nuclear techniques
• Isotopic techniques

• The selection exercise may generate a roster of pre-approved candidates for future similar functions