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About the role

Varaha is hiring an Agroecosystem Specialist to strengthen the agronomic and crop modeling science behind our carbon projects. We are looking for someone with deep knowledge of Indian and South/Southeast Asian cropping systems. This person should be able to translate agroecosystem dynamics into defensible model parameterization and literature-backed scientific documentation.

You will work closely with the Modeling Lead and the broader Science team. This role will lead scientific literature review to inform model parameterization and methodology decisions, support calibration and debugging of biogeochemical models, and curate the agronomic datasets that underpin production modeling runs.

What you will own
- Crop system characterization and agroecosystem parameter selection for DayCent, DNDC and RothC runs with particular depth in Indian smallholder systems (rice, wheat, maize, pulses) and their management practice variability.
- Systematic literature review and data extraction to support model parameterization, baseline construction,



and methodology applicability assessments structured, traceable, and audit-ready.
- Curation and QA of agronomic and environmental datasets used in calibration and validation runs, including identification and resolution of data quality issues upstream of modeling.
- First-line debugging of DayCent, DNDC, and RothC model runs diagnosing failed runs, anomalous outputs, and parameter inconsistencies, and escalating with documented analysis.
- Scientific writing contributions to Model Validation Reports, Project Design Documents, and Monitoring Reports particularly sections requiring agronomic narrative, literature citations, or parameter justification.
- Tracking relevant updates to Verra (VCS), Gold Standard, and Isometric methodologies flagging changes that affect model inputs, baseline assumptions, or data collection requirements.

What were looking for
- Masters degree in agronomy, soil science, agricultural scienc

📌 Agroecosystem Specialist (Gurugram)
🏢 Varaha Systems
📍 Gurugram