Job Vacancies at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-021
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Assist in implementation of all post-harvest operations under supervision of the post-harvest supervisors and line breeder
• Receiving, sorting, and recording samples received from on-station and off-station field trials.
• Manage day-to-day pre-processing of roots samples (cleaning, peeling, and weighing) from on-station, off-station, and on-farm cassava breeding field trials.
• Convert fresh cassava roots into processed products (mainly gari and odorless fufu).
• Process roots samples to determine dry matter and starch content.
• Assist in collating, curating, and uploading all post-harvest phenotyping data to cloud storage (cassavabase).
• Extend technical support to daily-hired staff, students, trainees/interns and NYSC members
• Perform all job-related duties as may be assigned by supervisor

Qualification

• National Diploma in Agriculture, Biology, Food Science, or related fields with two (2) years’ experience performing similar role in a laboratory environment.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Consistently follow protocols and other directions and rarely make errors
• Have good sampling handling skills, excellent record keeping, experience in high through-put sample processing
• Be organized, strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Be dependable, takes initiative and responsibility for own actions
• Be flexible, adaptable, able to respond to changes in routine
• Have strong listening, verbal, and documentation skills.

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

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Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-021
Location: Ubiaja-Edo, Ikenne-Ogun & Mokwa-Niger
Contract: 2-year renewable contract
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Assist in designing and establishing field trials under supervision of breeder
• Implement day-to-day operations of on-station, off-station, and on-farm cassava breeding field trials.
• Prepare plot barcodes and electronic resources for data capture including hardware and software
• Collect pre-harvest data, including early plant vigor, pest and disease resistance and morphological characterization.
• Conduct harvesting of field trials and capture yield and yield-related traits data
• Ensure field trials are always well maintained
• Assist in updating and maintaining trials and pedigree records
• Assist to oversee hiring and supervision of daily-hired staff for planting, weeding and harvesting operations while maintaining strict control of budget expenditures
• Assist in coordinating crossing activities for all locations
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor

Qualification

• National Diploma in Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, or related field with three (3) years’ experience performing similar role in a laboratory environment.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good field data collection skills, excellent record keeping, experience in high through-put phenotyping, trial design and data analysis skills
• Be organized, strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Consistently follow field and lab protocols and other directions and with minimal errors
• Be dependable, takes initiative and responsibility for own actions
• Be flexible, adaptable, able to respond to changes in routine
• Be strong listening, verbal, and documentation skills.

Remuneration

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

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Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-021
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Conduct regular DNA and RNA extraction for diversity studies, variety identification and gene expression analysis.
• Implement Marker-Assisted Selection activities in the lab for the Cassava Breeding Program.
• Carry out routine data analysis and report writing.
• Establish field and screen-house experiments related to gene discovery.
• Actively participate in field sample collections, while taking utmost care in tracking and maintaining sample records from the field to the lab.
• Keep an up to date record of laboratory supplies and participate in procurement processing.
• Prepare and maintain centralized stock of DNA and RNA extraction reagents for routine laboratory use.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations of the Biotechnology Laboratory.
• Provide day-to-day supervision to junior staff (NYSC, IT).
• Perform all job-related duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualification

• BSc / HND in Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or related fields with two (2) years’ experience in a laboratory environment.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good laboratory skills, excellent record keeping, experience in high through-put sample processing (DNA extraction, and genotyping), Genetic analysis
• Be organized, strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Consistently follow protocols and other directions and rarely make errors
• Be dependable, takes initiative and responsibility for own actions
• Be flexible, adaptable, able to respond to changes in routine
• Be strong listening, verbal, and documentation skills.

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

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Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-021
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Receive, sort, and record samples received from on-station and off-station field trials.
• Manage pre-processing of roots samples (cleaning, peeling, and weighing).
• Process roots samples to determine dry matter and starch content.
• Convert fresh cassava roots into processed products (mainly gari and odorless fufu).
• Determine product yield per standardized unit of fresh roots.
• Liaise with Food Science lab to evaluate quality traits on processed products and fresh roots.
• Ensure all data are digitally recorded using PhenoApps
• Responsible in collating, curating, and uploading all post-harvest phenotyping data to cloud storage (cassavabase).
• Liaise with supervisors to plan and ensure procurement of supplies for laboratory analysis
• Assist in training of collaborators, students, trainees/interns and NYSC members
• Supervise junior staff and daily rated staff.
• Perform all job-related duties as may be assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• BSc/HND in Agriculture, Biology, Food Science, or related fields with two (2) years’ experience in a field-based phenotyping environment for clonal crops.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good field data collection skills, excellent record keeping, experience in high through-put phenotyping, Trial data analysis skills
• Be organized, strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Consistently follow field and lab protocols and other directions and with minimal errors
• Be dependable, takes initiative and responsibility for own actions
• Be flexible, adaptable, able to respond to changes in routine
• Have strong listening, verbal, and documentation skills

Remuneration

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

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Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-021
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties
Establishment of field trials:

• Design trials using under supervision of breeder using state-of-the art experimental approaches including row-column and alpha-lattice designs.
• Manage day-to-day operations of on-station, off-station, and on-farm cassava breeding field trials.

Phenotyping and data management:

• Prepare plot barcodes and electronic resources for data capture including hardware and software
• Collect pre-harvest data, including early plant vigor, pest and disease resistance and morphological characterization.
• Conduct harvesting of field trials and capture yield and yield-related traits data
• Prepare and upload data on Breeding Database (cassavabase)
• Responsible for updating and maintaining trials and pedigree records.

Implementation of high-throughput phenotyping:

• Carry out image-based phenotyping (leaf and root traits related to morphology and pest and diseases)
• Conduct phenotyping of quality traits using portable Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) equipment

Qualification

• B.Sc / HND in Agriculture, Agronomy, Biology, or related fields with two (2) years' experience in field breeding environment.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good field data collection skills, excellent record keeping, experience in high through-put phenotyping, trial design and data analysis skills
• Be organized, strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Consistently follow field and lab protocols and other directions and with minimal errors
• Be dependable, takes initiative and responsibility for own actions
• Be flexible, adaptable, able to respond to changes in routine
• Be strong listening, verbal, and documentation skills.

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