International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Vacancy for a Senior Research Support Officer in Ibadan

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium.
Our R4D approach is anchored on the development needs of the tropics. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have more than 180 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 1200 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA.

IITA is looking for a suitably qualified person to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Research Support Officer

Location: Ibadan

Job Description:

• Lead the application of field survey to validate farmers Agro-ecological knowledge
• Implement capacity building plan at farmers and extension officer level, NGOs and NARS technicians involved in the project 
• Plan and implementation of clean planting material of mapping population and elite varieties and ISFM intervention
• Lead the implementation of pilots demonstration plots with ISFM
• Elicit and collect data yam trials for ISFM and farmers participatory evaluation.
• Coordinate the assistances MSc and PhD student in trials and experiment to develop a screening protocol for nutrient use efficiency
• Lead the field implementation of participatory evaluation of ISFM interventions by production system

• B.Sc/HND in Crop Production, General Agriculture or related discipline from a reputable University/college/polytechnic.
• Minimum experience of Five (5) years in a similar position

• Good knowledge and experience in managing field and lab experiments 
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural close interaction with NARS, NGO’s extension officers and farmer 
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and work under pressure. 
• Must be a good team player.
• Demonstrated ability to establish field and lab experiments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills