2016 Job Vacancies at IITA

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

• Assist in coordinating in vitro cassava BL work;
• Assist in the collaboration work between cassava breeding team and in vitro genebank;
• Work on cassava cuttings thermo-treatment;
• Work on cassava in vitro introduction via meristem culture;
• Work on cassava sample preparation for indexing;
• Work on cassava in vitro processing (multiplication, conservation);
• Assist in cassava request handling and distribution;
• Assist in cassava database update;
• Any other task related to cassava breeders’ lines in vitro handling assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualification & Experience Skills

Qualification:

• National Diploma (ND) in Science Laboratory Technology (SLT), General Agriculture or related field

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar role.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must be computer literate.
• Have good sense of cleanliness, safety and security precautions.

Remuneration

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

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

• Assist in the introduction of cassava in vitro meristem;
• Assist in handling cassava breeding lines;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification:

• National Diploma (ND) in Science Laboratory Technology (SLT), General Agriculture or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar role.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must be computer literate.
• Have good sense of cleanliness, safety and security precautions.

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

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Responsibilities

• Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties
• Assist in Yam in vitro introduction via meristem culture.
• Assist in yam sample preparation and acclimatization for indexing.
• Assist in yam vitro processing (multiplication, conservation).
• Assist in yam request handling and distribution;
• Assist in updating yam database.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification:

• B.Sc / HND in Plant Biology or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a similar role.

Skills and Competencies:

• Must be computer literate.
• Have good sense of cleanliness, safety and security precautions.

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

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

• Assist in clonal crop in vitro introduction via meristem culture
• Assist in subculture for distribution and conservation;
• Assist in clonal crops in vitro genebank maintenance
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned

Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification:

• National Diploma(ND) in Science Laboratory Technology (SLT), General Agriculture or related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar role

Skills and Competencies:

• Must be computer literate.
• Have good sense of cleanliness, safety and security precautions

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