Research Supervisor at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Job Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2016-022
Location: Ibadan, Nigeria
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Assist in supervising all field research activities, field layout, fertilizer application, planting, data collection and harvesting;
• Assist in supervising seed preparation of breeding nurseries and trial including planting, hand pollination and data collection in and outside Ibadan;
• Assist in supervising appropriate harvesting, processing storage and retrieval of samples from trials and nurseries planted at the different locations in and outside Ibadan for laboratory analyses;
• Assist in data collection and monitor casual labors;
• Assist in special project including HarvestPlus-Maize Project;
• Assist scientists to maintain strict control of budget expenditure and casual employment;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification

• BSc/HND in Agriculture with minimum of 2 (two) years’ experience in breeding or similar role.

Competencies

• Ideal candidate bust be organized and be able to pay attention to details
• Must have good time management skills.
• Dependable, takes initiative and ready to accept responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written