Job Title: Senior Research Officer – Entomology
Organisation: National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Director of Research
About US:
The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is mandated to coordinate, oversee and guide agricultural research in Uganda. Over the years, NARO has generated technologies and products with Intellectual Property (IP) and commercial potential guided by relevant policies under her mission of innovating for sustainable agricultural transformation.
Job Summary: The Senior Research Officer – Entomology will be responsible for planning, designing, conducting research and presenting findings on respective field for enhanced and sustainable agricultural production.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify vector related problems affecting the Livestock industry and types of insects that have potential commercial value.
- Identify and characterize vectors causing livestock problems and prioritized vector/insects of economic importance and have potential commercial value.
- Study the biology and ecology of the vectors of economic importance and species of insects that have commercial value.
- Determine the risk factors attributed to vectors of economic importance and damages and consequences caused by vectors.
- Develop appropriate measures for controlling the effects of the vectors.
- Evaluate the commercial value of these insects/insect products and determining marketability/ market potential of commercial insects.
- Evaluate existing methods of exploitation of insects/insect products, and determine potential of maximum exploitation
- Determine and evaluating constraints that hinder maximum exploitation of commercial insects and develop appropriate measures.
- Develop breeding programme for mass artificial production of insects
- Develop appropriate technologies that address poverty and sustainable natural resource management.
- Perform any other duty assigned to you by the Director.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the National Agricultural Research Organization job should hold a PhD in Animal Science including but not limited to; Zoology, Insect biology, Insect ecology, Insect biochemistry, Insect physiology, and Insect breeding and genetics.
- Excellent leadership, inter personal and communication skills including demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams.
- Four years’ experience at the level of Research Officer or equivalent experience from a reputable organisation
- Possession of four peer reviewed publications.
- Age Limit: Not more than 55 years
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested persons should submit three sets of applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving telephone and e-mail addresses; and names and addresses of 3 (three) referees as well as copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned.
Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top left-hand corner of the envelope.
Applicants should not apply for more than Two Posts
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO website, telephones, and e-mail addresses as provided on the CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide certified copies of their Academic Qualifications.
Only applications responding to this advert and attendant timelines will be received.
The Director General,
National Agricultural Research Organization,
P.O. Box 295, Entebbe
Deadline: 23rd February 2024
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