Nutritionist at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Position Responsibilities:
The Nutritionist will undertake the following activities:
• Provide leadership in designing, planning and implementation of activities relating to nutrition
 and health improvement.
• Provide technical backstopping to countries on nutrition and health improvement activities.
• Organize and lead training courses for different stakeholders as necessary.
• Compile, collate and prepare technical reports.
• Conduct nutritional analysis of cassava and maize.
• Conduct research in post-harvest processing, product development, food safety, and
nutritional aspects of cassava and maize.
• Contribute technical expertise in post-harvest processing, product development, food safety,
and nutritional studies as needed.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification and Experience
The candidate should have a Post graduate degree (MSc or PhD) in Nutrition, Food Science or a closely related field from a recognized University and more than 7 years’ experience in nutrition and/or food technology research.

Core Competencies:
• Proven skills and experience in nutrition or food science research.
• Proven skills and experience in the use of participatory research and
extension   approaches.
• Ability to work with smallholder producers and processors.
• Experience with project activity implementation and monitoring.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English; knowledge of French would be an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to write and publish articles in peer reviewed international journals.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and multi-cultural environment.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the West Africa sub-region.
• Research experience in sub-Saharan Africa is an asset.