Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2017-0025 Location: Ibadan Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract) Responsibilities Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
Carryout regeneration and rescue of seed lots on the field and screen house to improve the quality of research
Coordinate Planting, spraying of herbicides and insecticides;
Collect and enter research data using appropriate research tools
Coordinate labor recruitment, time keeping and supervise casual worker during field activities;
Carry out characterization and evaluation of seeds crop;
Participate in planting operation in the outstation seed regeneration activities;
Coordinate casual Coordinate casual labor and consultants to carry out regeneration and characterization activities on the field and screen house;
Organize day to day activities on regeneration and virus indexing of seeds crops.
Perform any other duty assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualifications
National Diploma in Crop production, General Agriculture or related field
At least Six (6) years’ experience performing same role.
Competencies The ideal candidate must:
Be computer literate and have good sense of cleanliness.
Have good research activity knowledge
Have good safety precaution techniques.
Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment
Applicants should complete the online application below attaching their cover letters with detailed curriculum vitae saved in a single file in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package. Click here for more information (PDF)
Apply via :
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