Research Associate at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Duties

• Establish and maintain field experiments.
• Supervise field and laboratory staff.
• Calibrate sprayers for herbicide application.
• Be conversant with herbicide calculation and application.
• Undertake data management and analysis; and contribute to reporting of research outputs.
• Support project staff to meet reporting and monitoring and evaluation requirements of the project activities.
• Facilitate all aspects of the project’s operations and management of logistics.
• Support the training of students and visiting trainees.
• Carry out any other task assigned by the Supervisor.

Educational, Experience and Other Requirements

M.Sc. in Plant Science/Agronomy/ Crop Science or a related discipline

The ideal candidate must

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Have good communication skills
• Possess good computer skills and be able to use statistical analysis systems such as SAS, Genstat and Excel.
• Possess a valid Driver’s License
• Experience with and proven skills in the accurate implementation and conduct of field trials, collection and analysis of weed and agronomic data as well as socio-economic data in field trials.