Role Overview

We are looking for a Soil Scientist who can translate soil science into practical, scalable solutions for farmers. The role will focus on improving soil health, supporting soil carbon enhancement, designing and monitoring regenerative agriculture practices, and generating reliable field-level data.

Key Responsibilities

- Assess soil health through soil sampling, testing, interpretation, and field assessments.
- Develop and support implementation of regenerative agriculture and agronomic practices, including reduced tillage, crop diversification, cover cropping, residue management, organic amendments, balanced nutrient use, and improved crop management.
- Provide practical agronomic and soil-health advisory to farmers and field teams based on local soil, crop, and climatic conditions.
- Support strategies to improve soil organic carbon, soil structure, fertility, water retention, nutrient-use efficiency, and overall soil health.
- Design and implement soil sampling protocols and ensure quality, consistency, and traceability of field data.
- Support AWD implementation in rice systems, including farmer training, irrigation scheduling, field monitoring, water management, and documentation.
- Support agroforestry and ARR projects, including species selection, plantation planning, nursery management, planting, maintenance, and survival monitoring.
- Analyse soil test results and develop crop- and location-specific nutrient and soil management recommendations.
- Work closely with field teams to ensure agronomic and scientific recommendations are practically implemented at farm level.
- Monitor the impact of regenerative and agronomic practices on soil health, crop productivity, water management, and carbon outcomes.
- Conduct field trials, demonstrations, and farmer training to promote adoption of improved agricultural practices.




- Support the development of soil carbon baselines, monitoring frameworks, sampling plans, and MRV processes.
- Document field observations, crop performance, experiments, farmer feedback, learnings, and recommendations to continuously improve project implementation.
- Collaborate with Data, MRV, Carbon, and Operations teams to ensure field-level soil and agronomic data is accurate, reliable, and usable for project reporting and carbon quantification.
- Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures, field protocols, training material, and best-practice guidelines for regenerative agriculture implementation.
- Develop Video Modules and Guides for the farmer's education

What We’re Looking For

- M.Sc./PhD in Soil Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Sciences, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in soil science, agronomy, regenerative agriculture, agricultural research, or related field work.
- Strong understanding of soil health, soil fertility, soil organic carbon, nutrient management, and agricultural practices.
- Experience with soil sampling, laboratory analysis, and interpretation of soil test results.
- Positive understanding of regenerative agriculture and climate-smart farming practices.
- Comfortable working directly with farmers and field teams.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to travel extensively to project locations.
- Ability to convert scientific knowledge into simple, practical recommendations for farmers.

Good to Have

- Experience working on carbon projects, soil carbon, MRV, or climate-smart agriculture.
- Experience with smallholder farmer programs.
- Exposure to soil carbon modelling, GHG accounting, or carbon standards.
- Research/publication or field trial experience.
- Familiarity with GIS, remote sensing, or agricultural data systems.

📌 Soil Scientist (Gurugram)
🏢 Prithu
📍 Gurugram