Senior Research Analyst at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Research Analyst

Location: Ibadan - Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract

Duties

• Contribute to the design, implementation, and report on the technical, environmental, and economic aspects of Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA).
• Support data collection and analysis in Nigeria.
• Support the design and implementation of research and development activities in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
• Contribute to the achievement of the research deliverables of work package 2 of the BlueTech Superhighway project.
• Publish technical and outreach articles and support the publication of technical briefs and scientific articles.
• Collaborate and integrate with scientists for database development, data validation, data cleaning, and data quality checks (STATA/ SPSS and Ms. Excel) in support of work package 2 research.
• Work collaboratively with the Work package lead, Scientists, and Project Leader of the BlueTech Superhighway project.
• Mentor BSc students and interns from national and international universities and organizations based in Nigeria.
• Organize training for students and partners on data collection, curation, data quality, archiving & sharing.
• Plan, organize, execute, and report on project progress in support and collaboration with senior as well as junior staff/employees, MEL staff, and external partners.

Requirements

• Masters in Aquaculture, Aquaculture Production Systems, Sustainable Aquaculture, Aquaculture Economics, or related fields with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the design and implementation of research activities, including several years in the development and execution of surveys and related data analysis, preferably within a research organization or international NGO.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be experienced in aquaculture science, development, management and curation of biological and social science data.
• Be experienced with working in the field with rural communities.
• Have knowledge and be experienced in working on the field in Africa, Asia or the Pacific.
• Be experience in interacting with the local or international aquaculture industry.
• Have proven proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel to extract, combine, analyze, and refine large data sets.
• Be experienced in writing research reports.
• Demonstrate background in developing and implementing data analysis and in the publication of technical briefs and outreach articles.
• Have the ability to work within interdisciplinary research teams, linking own expertise to other fields, including human nutrition, value chains, climate change, scaling, and gender research fields.
• Have proven ability to develop and maintain a professional network in the field of IMTA research.
• Possess good logical thinking, strong analytical and mathematical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Have motivation for high-quality science and delivery of impact from research.
• Have excellent proficiency in spoken and written English.

Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date
19th January, 2024.