Research Assistant at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

DUTIES:

• Liaise with the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to monitor the GIFT parent stock transferred and maintained in a bio secure facility, and functional GIFT brood stock quarantine facility at Premium Aquaculture Ltd., and raising F1 to produce F1 broodstock and produce F2 progeny.
• Assist in the implementation of farm characterization survey in Nasarawa State to identify smallholder farmers as potential two to three SME GIFT hatchery operators and 100 out grower farmers Nasarawa.
• Liaise with the Delta Coordinator, and Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer and work with the identified consultants to set up two to three SME GIFT hatchery operators in Delta, Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa States.
• Liaise with the Delta Coordinator and Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to organize identified grow out farmers in Delta, Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa to start the GIFT out grower pilots.
• Assist in the procurement of hapa nets for the GIFT SME hatchery operators and feed for the out grower pilots, and
• Raise issues with the Officer-in-Charge of Nigeria for trouble shooting.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisors.

QUALIFICATION:

• BSc/HND in Fisheries, Animal Science or any other related field with a minimum of two(2) years’ experience in aquacul