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Job Description
The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers researchbased solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition climate change biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. The Alliance works with local national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean Asia and Africa and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR a global research partnership for a foodsecure future dedicated to reducing poverty enhancing food and nutrition security and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT have initiated a project titled Artemis. Artemis is developing AI technology to enable onfarm breeding. Crop breeding is one of the foundations of agriculture under the current breeding systems a common assumption is that it takes 10 years to develop a new variety. Given the pace of climate change this timeframe is no longer viable. New approaches are needed to speed up the breeding cycle and enable a greater synchrony between plant breeding and onfarm conditions shifting breeding from a majority onstation to majority onfarm process. Artemis is addressing this issue by leveraging the power of technology to enable breeding programs with a new generation of AIpowered and smartphonedeployable tools. The principal technology is computer vision phenotyping with explorations into multimodal data that integrates speech and text to actively integrate farmers into the plant improvement process. Artemis is currently in the second investment phase having been featured recently in Reuters.
About the Consultancy
We are seeking a talented Full Stack Developer Consultant to work with our dynamic team focusing on advancing computer vision phenotyping solutions. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in both frontend and backend development with a strong understanding of machine learning frameworks and computer vision algorithms. Termf of reference include designing developing and maintaining scalable mobile and web applications implementing robust APIs and collaborating closely with data scientists to integrate cuttingedge phenotyping models.
Terms of Reference
- Develop the frontend user interface (UI) components for the smartphonebased imagery phenotyping MVP ensuring an intuitive and visually appealing user experience.
- Build scalable and efficient backend systems to handle data collection storage and processing for the phenotypic data.
- Create interfaces and APIs to seamlessly connect and integrate with different hardware and software components in the agricultural domain.
- Design and implement a userfriendly data collection tool with farmers plot registration module being a fundamental component of the software solution.
- Implement data validation mechanisms to ensure collected datas accuracy integrity and consistency considering business rules and data quality standards.
- Optimize the performance and efficiency of the software systems taking into account the resourceconstrained environments commonly encountered in agricultural settings.
- Conduct regular testing and quality assurance activities to ensure the reliability and robustness of the software solution.
- Conduct rigorous testing including unit testing and integration testing to ensure the software solutions reliability scalability and robustness (MVP).
- Collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams to gather and understand software requirements and workflows and incorporate necessary functionalities into software solutions adhering to best practices for frontend and backend development.
- Provide technical guidance and training to internal teams on software development practices and tools
Deliverables
1. Quality Assurance and Data Validation:
Deliverable: Implemented data validation mechanisms and comprehensive testing and QA reports.
Description: Ensure the accuracy integrity and consistency of collected data through robust validation mechanisms. Conduct regular testing including unit and integration testing to ensure the software solutions reliability scalability and robustness.
Timeline: 4 months from the start date 30% of the consultancy amount
2. System Development and Optimization:
Deliverable: Scalable and optimized software systems with a userfriendly interface.
Description: Design and develop the frontend user interface and backend systems ensuring performance optimization for resourceconstrained environments. This includes building scalable backend systems to handle data collection storage and processing and creating robust APIs for seamless integration.
Timeline: 8 months from start date 30% of the consultancy amount
3. Final Report:
Deliverable: Comprehensive final report.
Description: Summarize the work completed including achievements challenges and recommendations for future improvements.
Timeline: End of consultancy term 40% of the consultancy amount
Requirements
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
- Extensive experience and proficiency in modern programming languages (such as Python JavaScript and SQL) and expertise in frontend development technologies (HTML CSS JavaScript and frameworks like React or Angular).
- Experience with cloud services (Google AWS Azure) are essential as well as experience in developing web desktop and mobile applications
- At least three years of proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or in a similar role.
- Experience with building and maintaining scalable mobile and web applications.
- Knowledge of API development and integration (RESTful services).
- Experience in designing and developing intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces.
- Proficiency in creating scalable and efficient backend systems for data collection storage and processing.
- Experience with data validation mechanisms and ensuring data accuracy integrity and consistency.
- Familiarity with performance optimization in resourceconstrained environments.
- Proven track record of conducting rigorous testing and quality assurance (unit testing integration testing).
- Ability to collaborate closely with data scientists and crossfunctional teams to gather requirements and understand workflows.
- Experience in incorporating necessary functionalities into software solutions adhering to best practices for frontend and backend development.
- Capability to provide technical guidance and training to internal teams on software development practices and tools.
- Strong problemsolving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work in dynamic and fastpaced environments.
- Passion for working on agricultural technology and improving farming practices.
Timeline
The consultancy will span eleven months starting from the date of contract signing.
Budget
The budget for this consultancy will be negotiated based on the consultant s experience the complexity of the tool and the estimated time frame.
Applications
Applicants are invited to visit to get full details of the consultancy and to submit their applications. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate s last name first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Applications closing date: 25th August 2024
Please note that email applications will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Employment Type
Full Time
