Job Title: Research Technician
Organization: International
Potato Center (CIP)
Potato Center (CIP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
The International
Potato Center (CIP) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research
organization supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) with a global mandate to conduct research on genetic resources
of potatoes, sweet potato, and other Andean roots and tubers, crop genetic
enhancement and improvement, integrated crop management and sustainable
management of natural resources.
Potato Center (CIP) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research
organization supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) with a global mandate to conduct research on genetic resources
of potatoes, sweet potato, and other Andean roots and tubers, crop genetic
enhancement and improvement, integrated crop management and sustainable
management of natural resources.
Job Summary: The Research Technician will work on the
Sweetpotato Action for Security and Heath in Africa (SASHA) and will be based
at the CIP Kampala Office with Namulonge as the main field station. The
technician will work under the supervision of the Assistant Sweetpotato
Breeder/Project Leader, in collaboration with the national program and other
partners on the SASHA project.
Sweetpotato Action for Security and Heath in Africa (SASHA) and will be based
at the CIP Kampala Office with Namulonge as the main field station. The
technician will work under the supervision of the Assistant Sweetpotato
Breeder/Project Leader, in collaboration with the national program and other
partners on the SASHA project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Screen house management, conduct laboratory and field experiments
- Collect, analyze and interpret research trial data
- Write reports and related documents.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a BSc in Agriculture or Biological Sciences
or Genetics or Molecular breeding with hands on experience in tissue
culture, screenhouse management, NIRS, - One year of experience
gained from a reputable research institution or university - good skills in experimental designs, data collection, analysis,
interpretation and report writing - Good knowledge and practical background on root and tuber crops will
be an advantage. - Excellent oral, written communications, and problem solving ability;
- Excellent computer skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail;
- Cross cultural sensitivity.
- Strong e-mail communication skills, ability to write in a manner
sensitive to cultural differences, and provide clarity to staff where
English is not the primary working language of the project - Ability to be a team player in a busy environment, often with tight
deadlines - A Uganda citizen.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including a
cover letter, summarizing applicant’s relevance to this position, curriculum
vitae, giving day-time telephone number, names and addresses of three referees
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience, as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials,
should be sent by email to: Martha Ameru Email: [email protected] with copy to Dr. Robert
Mwanga, email: [email protected].
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including a
cover letter, summarizing applicant’s relevance to this position, curriculum
vitae, giving day-time telephone number, names and addresses of three referees
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience, as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials,
should be sent by email to: Martha Ameru Email: [email protected] with copy to Dr. Robert
Mwanga, email: [email protected].
Deadline: 1st October 2018
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