Fresher Tissue Culture Supervisor Jobs – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

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Job Title: Tissue Culture Supervisor

Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Duty Station: Sendusu -Namulonge, Uganda

Ref: IITA/UGA/NRS/2022/04

Report to/Supervisor: Post Doc Breeder

 

About US:

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the 15 Institutes of the CGIAR global research partnerships with headquarters in Ibadan Nigeria. IITA is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Trustees and has a permanent office in Uganda. IITA focused primarily on improving cassava and banana-based systems in the nineties. The research focus over the past 5-10 years has expanded to include research on: climate change, trade-off analysis for smallholder livelihoods, Innovation systems and impact pathways, and Institutional and policy dimensions from local to national level.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for allocating work to the tissue culture technicians.
  • Responsible for routine inventory and purchasing of needed chemicals and equipment, planning of plant production quotas in function of needs of the researchers and students.
  • Planning out plant multiplication, embryo rescue via tissue culture and overseeing the general tissue culture lab operations and proper electronic recording of all in vitro data.
  • Submitting reports as requested.
  • Training and supervision of tissue culture staff.
  • Demonstrating and exhibiting tissue culture activities to stakeholders.
  • Identify knowledge gaps and initiating research to address the bottlenecks.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s degree in Crop science and/or related study.
  • At least two years of experience in Tissue culture.
  • Demonstrated ability to write quality technical reports.
  • Experience in banana research is an added advantage.
  • Ability to verify Lab stocks of inventory both on shelf and cold chain
  • Wide knowledge of working with experience in working with not-for-profit Organizations.
  • Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills in English, both written and oral.
  • Computer proficiency including MS Office (Word/ PowerPoint, excel).
  • Ability to complete multiple tasks under pressure and work in a multi-cultural team environment
  • Ability to work in multiethnicity environment.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should send applications which must include covering letter, photocopies of academic documents, curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three referees, and a letter from each referee, should be sent online, addressed to: The Country Representative, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) – Uganda. P.O Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda. Please apply at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 16th December 2022

 

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