Recent Jobs at The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

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

• Routine extraction of high quality DNA from cassava accessions;
• Testing of quantity and quality of DNA;
• Preparation of DNA for outsourcing of DNA based assays;
• Analyse GBS results as routine identity confirmation of cassava accessions;
• Support the work of the postdoctoral fellow and other staff as required;
• Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification:

• B.Sc/HND in Plant Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field with a minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience.

Competencies:

• Experience in extraction of high quality DNA from plants.
• Experience in basic procedures and techniques in molecular biology.
• Have good communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Be safety and security precaution.
• Have good sense of cleanliness.
• Be a team player.

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

• Assist in washing and cleaning of laboratory equipment’s;
• Assist in PTC work particularly for cryopreservation and cryo research;
• Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification:

• O' Level with minimum of (2) years in related field.

Competencies:

• Have good communication skills.
• Be safety and security precaution.
• Have good sense of cleanliness.
• Be a team player.

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

• Assist in Meristem culture (Yam and Cassava);
• Assist in all crop introduction with field sampling;
• Assist in index sampling and subculture (for distribution and conservation);
• Assist in necrosis and contamination sorting;
• Assist in post flask management;
• Assist in fumigation as meristem culture trainer;
• Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification/Requirement

• National Diploma (ND) in General Agriculture or equivalent
• Minimum of (2) years in related field.

Competencies

• Have good communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Be safety and security precaution.
• Have good sense of cleanliness.
• Be a team player

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

• Assist in Yam in Vitro introduction via meristem culture;
• Assist in yam sample preparation for indexing and acclimatization;
• Assist in yam in vitro processing (multiplication, Conservation);
• Update yam database and handle yam request and distribution;
• Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification, Experience and Skills

• National Diploma (ND) in General Agriculture or equivalent with minimum of (2) years in related field.

Core Competencies

• Have good communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Be safety and security precaution.
• Have good sense of cleanliness.
• Be a team player.

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Position/Responsibilities

• The successful applicant will use the existing GBS data to develop an informative panel of allele specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and be responsible for the applicability/suitability of the SNPs panel for cassava identity validation.
• He or she will also be involved in all aspects of DNA fingerprinting of cassava accessions using this panel.

Terms of Reference

• Conversion of SNP markers from GBS to a panel of informative allele-specific assays (LGC genomics or Illumina SNP chip) for fingerprinting and validation of the identity of accessions within cassava germplasm collection maintained by the GRC.
• DNA fingerprinting of cassava accessions of GRC and use in identity confirmation and studies of genetic relatedness.
• Liaison with external service providers for SNP assays and their interpretation.
• Liaison with GRC Database Manager on storage of fingerprint information linked to accession level information.
• Capacity building of GRC staff and students.
• Contributions to reports and publications.

Qualification, Experience and Skills

• The candidate should have a PhD in Plant Genetics, Bioinformatics or related discipline. Experience in DNA markers and their application to crop improvement would be an advantage

Core Competencies

• Sound understanding of population genetics and diversity analyses.
• Experience with the analysis of next generation sequencing data.
• Good knowledge of sample tracking systems such Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMs).
• Familiarity with plant genetic resources, diversity analysis and genebanks would be an advantage.
• Basic knowledge in Linux, R and related packages, scripting knowledge would be an advantage.

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