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Location: India (Hyderabad/Bengaluru/Gurugram preferred), with periodic travel to field sites.
Manages: AWD field officers (GHG sampling) across project states.
Partners with: AWD Project Manager (delivery, logistics, partners), and science peers.

Role Purpose

Own the quantification and scientific integrity of Varahas AWD (Alternate Wetting and Drying) rice methane program from validated GHG data through emission-reduction and lifecycle accounting to authorship of the technical sections of the Project Design Document under the Isometric Rice Methane Reduction Protocol. This is the seat accountable for whether AWDs numbers are defensible at registry review.

Key Responsibilities

Quantification (primary)
- Compute baseline and project CH and N O emissions from closed-chamber flux data; seasonal scaling and aggregation across strata.
- Own uncertainty quantification and emission-reduction (ERR) computation under the Isometric Rice Methane Reduction Protocol v1.0.
- Maintain the quantification methodology and ensure reproducibility of all reported figures.





Lifecycle Assessment
- Conduct project-emissions, leakage, and lifecycle (LCA) accounting as required by the Isometric protocol.
- Author the corresponding PDD section and defend its assumptions.

PDD Authorship & Registry Engagement
- Author quantification, LCA, and monitoring-methodology sections of the PDD.
- Resolve Isometric protocol queries and lead technical defense through registry review.

GHG Sampling, Team Management & Data Sign-Off
- Manage the field officers conducting GHG sampling: set technical direction, sampling standards, and performance expectations.
- Hold final technical sign-off on GHG sampling and laboratory data quality approving data as quantification-grade before it enters the accounting. (Day-to-day SOP execution, monitoring, and lab coordination run separately; this role sets the standard and signs off.)
- Own sampling schedule design (drying events, fertilizer timing, frequency) and

📌 Technical Science Lead (Gurugram)
🏢 Varaha Systems
📍 Gurugram