World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Research Assistant- CIMMYT
The Organization
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT® (www.cimmyt.org), is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries, and through offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
We participate in an extensive global network of people and
organizations who share similar research and development goals, including the
public and private sector, non-governmental and civil society organizations,
farmers, and the development assistance community.
The positions will be based at CIMMYT Nairobi/Kiboko offices.
The incumbents will work under the supervision of the respective Scientist / Maize Entomologist,
providing technical support to CIMMYT scientists by carrying out the following
activities:
Job Responsibilities:
- Assist
the scientist in the planning and execution of on-farm and on-station
demonstration trials
- Under
the direction of the supervisor monitor field activities including
pre-harvest and postharvest pest management trials
- Assist
in organizing of training of stakeholders.
- Assist
stakeholders and farmers in the demonstration of postharvest pest
management technologies
- Assist
the scientist in supervising field technicians and skilled labour
- Assist
in data capture, data management and data analysis
- Assist
in drafting reports and journal papers
- Under
the direction of the supervisor coordinates project research activities
- As
directed provide technical assistance to visiting scientists and students
Job Qualifications:
- A
Master’s degree in Agricultural Entomology from recognized University
- 2-3
years’ experience in the field of entomology or closely related field
- Practical
experience in use of SAS, SPSS or GenStat statistical software for data
analysis
- Experience
in working with maize and especially on maize insect pests
- Practical
experience in working with field layout and lab experiments will be an
added advantage.
- Demonstrated
good communication and organizational skills and ability to work under
pressure
- Ability
to effectively work with minimum supervision
- Good
interpersonal skills, strong team spirit, integrity, honesty and
self-motivation
- A
valid Kenya driver’s license.
Personal attributes
- Good
interpersonal skills and a strong desire to support the delivery of
improved, products, tools and services to team members and collaborators.
- Excellent
English skills.
- Ability
to work well as part of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
Terms of Offer
The position will be on local terms. Salary and perquisites paid in local currency are highly competitive.
Appointment is on a three (3) years contract subject to a
six-month probation period, satisfactory performance and adequate funding.
ICRAF and CIMMYT offer a collegial and gender-sensitive environment.
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their
suitability for the above position against the listed
qualifications/competencies/skills and a detailed curriculum vitae, with names
and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and email
address).
All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources
Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel
+254 2 524000; Fax +254 2 524001;
OR via email: icrafhru@cgiar.org.
Applications will be considered until January 30, 2013.
Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Please indicate your advertisement source in your application.
Only shortlisted applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about ICRAF and CIMMYT by accessing our web sites www.cimmyt.org and www.cgiar.org/icraf