{"id":37997,"date":"2017-06-03T10:15:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T09:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=37997"},"modified":"2017-06-05T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T10:13:42","slug":"available-position-international-institute-tropical-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/available-position-international-institute-tropical-agriculture.html","title":{"rendered":"International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Position Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n<p><b>Job Title: <\/b><strong>Research Technician III<\/strong><br \/>\n<b>Ref:<\/b> IITA-HR-NRS2017-0025<br \/>\n<b>Location<\/b>: Ibadan<br \/>\n<b>Recruitment Type:<\/b> National (3 year renewable contract)<b><br \/>\nResponsibilities<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carryout regeneration and rescue of seed lots on the field and screen house to improve the quality of research<\/li>\n<li>Carry out characterization and evaluation of seeds crop;<\/li>\n<li>Participate in planting operation in the outstation seed regeneration activities;<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate casual Coordinate casual labor and consultants to carry out regeneration and characterization activities on the field and screen house;<\/li>\n<li>Organize day to day activities on regeneration and virus indexing of seeds crops.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate Planting, spraying of herbicides and insecticides;<\/li>\n<li>Collect and enter research data using appropriate research tools<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate labor recruitment, time keeping and supervise casual worker during field activities;<\/li>\n<li>Perform any other duty assigned by the Supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>National Diploma in Crop production, General Agriculture or related field<\/li>\n<li>At least Six (6) years\u2019 experience performing same role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Competencies<\/b><br \/>\n<b>The ideal candidate must: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be computer literate and have good sense of cleanliness.<\/li>\n<li>Have good research activity knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Have good safety precaution techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Remuneration<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to Apply<\/b><br \/>\nInterested and qualified 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\u2019s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.<b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.iita.org\/eRecruit\/RecApplication\/Create?vid=2365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to apply <\/a><\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.iita.org\/eRecruit\/Home\/GetDocument\/2365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here for more information (PDF)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Application Deadline: <\/b><b><\/b>15th June, 2017.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa\u2019s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. 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