Job Title: Research Associate – ABBB
Organisation: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Project: Accelerated Breeding of Better Bananas – ABBB (BBN)
Duty Station: Sendudu -Namulonge, Uganda
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:
- Coordinate banana pre-breeding activities Design and manage trials and experiments
- Work with the Pathology team to phenotype the pre-breeding populations for pests and diseases
- Supervise field and laboratory operations, data collection and analysis, synthesis, and writing of reports
- Work with the data technician to clean the data, format them and work with the Musabase curator to upload the data to Musabase
- Coordinate and supervise field and lab research assistants, research technicians, casuals, interns, and trainees
- Liaise with the lab/field technicians from other stations for the easy flow of communication Supervise the writing and validation of Pre-Breeding SOPs
- Actively contribute to internal monthly IITA Hub reporting, monthly/ quarterly/ annual donor technical and financial reports, and trip reporting from all field activities
- Other duties assigned by supervisor.
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an M.Sc. degree in Crop Science or related field, with a specialization in Plant/Molecular breeding.
- Field and laboratory research experience in plant breeding
- Knowledge of experimental designs and statistical methods
- Experience working with molecular markers in research and/or application
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer proficiency including MS Office (Word/ PowerPoint, excel) and at least one statistical software
- Ability to complete multiple tasks under pressure and work in a multi-cultural team environment
- Experience working with banana research is an advantage
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.
Deadline: 16th December 2022
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