Research Supervisor 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: Research Supervisor

Reference ID: IITA-HR-NRS2022-011
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2, 3-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Carry out sorting of true cassava botanical seeds and make ready them ready for sowing.
• Carry out the establishment of a crossing block in preparation for a new breeding season, maintenance of crossing blocks and Pre-nursery beds.
• Collect agronomic data with the use of field book and manage harvest and disposal of transgenic field trials.
• Handle transplanting of tissue culture transgenic plants.
• Maintain and harden tissue culture and SAH transgenic plants.
• Manage facility equipment, functionality and keep record of survival rates.
• Establish field trial design with the use of cassbase.org.
• Manage data management, upload to cassbase.org and keep field book files for data collection.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications

• B.Sc / HND in Agriculture, Crop Science, or related field with a minimum of two (2) years' experience performing similar role in a well-structured environment.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have basic knowledge of seed and agronomic data collection with the use of field book.
• Have good communication skill (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Be able to perform multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Be able to follow instructions and work independently when necessary.

Remuneration

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

Application Closing Date
3rd August, 2022.