Agroforestry Program Specialist - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Nepal • Asia - 10 months
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Posted on Jun 3, 2026
About The Project
Looking to share your agriculture or forestry expertise with Nepal’s next generation of innovators?
Tribhuwan University, Nepal’s primary university, is looking for professionals to support skill-building efforts among students and faculty at the university’s agriculture and forestry institutes. Campus deans and chief officials identified a critical need to strengthen knowledge related to academic research, including but not limited to proposal and report writing, sampling techniques, data collection practices, and statistical tools for data analysis. The aim is to produce more skilled graduates for rural extension services; improve the university’s capacity to teach modern agriculture and forestry practices and technologies; enhance instructors’ skills in practical, hands-on teaching and research-based, field-focused methods; and to increase student access to academic and professional opportunities.
As an Agroforestry Program Specialist, you will collaborate with staff to support the students design research projects, improve their English, and learn digital skills. Alongside the campus staff, you will identify and implement solutions to improve the nascent research facilities and laboratories.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Assess ongoing research activities and identify the priorities for student-led research activities.
Support skill-building programs for students on technical writing, academic integrity, and research dissemination.
Design standard research protocols for prioritized research activities.
Facilitate trainings or workshops on research design and implementation.
Provide on-site mentoring and coaching to students, including constructive feedback on research progress and findings.
Provide feedback and editing support for student master’s and doctoral theses where appropriate.
Teach selected courses at the bachelor’s or master’s level within subject-matter expertise.
Provide guidance and support for research grant proposals submitted by the campus or dean’s office.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the campus’s interests and priorities, such as developing forestry museum exhibits or supporting a local public school.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
A master’s degree in agriculture, agriculture economics, statistics, research techniques and information science, chemistry, microbiology, forestry, environmental sciences, natural resources management, or other laboratory sciences.
Language: There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.
Key dates
APPLY BY : October 15, 2026
KNOW BY : December 1, 2026
DEPART ON : May 15, 2027
DURATION : 10 months
Looking to share your agriculture or forestry expertise with Nepal’s next generation of innovators?
Tribhuwan University, Nepal’s primary university, is looking for professionals to support skill-building efforts among students and faculty at the university’s agriculture and forestry institutes. Campus deans and chief officials identified a critical need to strengthen knowledge related to academic research, including but not limited to proposal and report writing, sampling techniques, data collection practices, and statistical tools for data analysis. The aim is to produce more skilled graduates for rural extension services; improve the university’s capacity to teach modern agriculture and forestry practices and technologies; enhance instructors’ skills in practical, hands-on teaching and research-based, field-focused methods; and to increase student access to academic and professional opportunities.
As an Agroforestry Program Specialist, you will collaborate with staff to support the students design research projects, improve their English, and learn digital skills. Alongside the campus staff, you will identify and implement solutions to improve the nascent research facilities and laboratories.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Assess ongoing research activities and identify the priorities for student-led research activities.
Support skill-building programs for students on technical writing, academic integrity, and research dissemination.
Design standard research protocols for prioritized research activities.
Facilitate trainings or workshops on research design and implementation.
Provide on-site mentoring and coaching to students, including constructive feedback on research progress and findings.
Provide feedback and editing support for student master’s and doctoral theses where appropriate.
Teach selected courses at the bachelor’s or master’s level within subject-matter expertise.
Provide guidance and support for research grant proposals submitted by the campus or dean’s office.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the campus’s interests and priorities, such as developing forestry museum exhibits or supporting a local public school.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
A master’s degree in agriculture, agriculture economics, statistics, research techniques and information science, chemistry, microbiology, forestry, environmental sciences, natural resources management, or other laboratory sciences.
Language: There are no pre-requisite language requirements for this position.
Key dates
APPLY BY : October 15, 2026
KNOW BY : December 1, 2026
DEPART ON : May 15, 2027
DURATION : 10 months