Senior Research Analyst at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Research Analyst

Location: Ibadan - Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract

Duties

• Contribute to the design, implementation, and report on the technical, environmental, and economic aspects of Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA).
• Support data collection and analysis in Nigeria.
• Support the design and implementation of research and development activities in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
• Work collaboratively with the Work package lead, Scientists, and Project Leader of the BlueTech Superhighway project.
• Mentor BSc students and interns from national and international universities and organizations based in Nigeria.
• Organize training for students and partners on data collection, curation, data quality, archiving & sharing.
• Plan, organize, execute, and report on project progress in support and collaboration with senior as well as junior staff/employees, MEL staff, and external partners.
• Contribute to the achievement of the research deliverables of work package 2 of the BlueTech Superhighway project.
• Publish technical and outreach articles and support the publication of technical briefs and scientific articles.
• Collaborate and integrate with scientists for database development, data validation, data cleaning, and data quality checks (STATA/ SPSS and Ms. Excel) in support of work package 2 research.

Requirements

• Masters in Aquaculture, Aquaculture Production Systems, Sustainable Aquaculture, Aquaculture Economics, or related fields with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the design and implementation of research activities, including several years in the development and execution of surveys and related data analysis, preferably within a research organization or international NGO.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be experienced in aquaculture science, development, management and curation of biological and social science data.
• Be experienced with working in the field with rural communities.
• Have the ability to work within interdisciplinary research teams, linking own expertise to other fields, including human nutrition, value chains, climate change, scaling, and gender research fields.
• Have proven ability to develop and maintain a professional network in the field of IMTA research.
• Possess good logical thinking, strong analytical and mathematical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Have motivation for high-quality science and delivery of impact from research.
• Have excellent proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Have knowledge and be experienced in working on the field in Africa, Asia or the Pacific.
• Be experience in interacting with the local or international aquaculture industry.
• Have proven proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel to extract, combine, analyze, and refine large data sets.
• Be experienced in writing research reports.
• Demonstrate background in developing and implementing data analysis and in the publication of technical briefs and outreach articles.

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

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Application Deadline  19th January, 2024.