Position:      Research Associate

Contract:        2-year renewable contract

Location:  Ibadan

Closing Date: 5 April 2024

DUTIES: 

• Liaise with different national partners for the effective implementation and collection of quality data of the tricot/1000farms on farm trials and sparse testing for genomic prediction.
• Provide support for proper designing, management and data collection of multi-location trials on IITA stations.
• Provide support to the national partners and supervise the effective implementation of multi-location trials management and data collection.
• Assist in the effective implementation of Rapid Generation Advance (speed breeding).
• Assist the soybean breeding program in transitioning from Breeding Management System (BMS) to Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) software for soybean germplasm database management, designing trials, data management and statistical analysis.
• Work closely with the breeder in the field evaluation and selection of superior genotypes and breeding lines for advancement.
• Support in data curation, data analysis and preparing summary tables.
• Assist the centralization of the breeding operations.
• Support post graduate students in designing their thesis research experiments, trial management and data collection.
• Assist in preparing regular (monthly or quarterly) or annual reports.
• Assist in the preparation and shipment of seeds of trials to the different partners.
• Assist in sample collection, sample shipment for genotyping services.
• Prepare seasonal experimental land requirement plan and submit the request to Farm Unit and follow-up the proper allocation.
• Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.·

Requirements

QUALIFICATION:

Master’s in plant breeding or related field with a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in plant breeding program or a similar role in a well-structured environment.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must have:

·         Previous experience in managing plant breeding trials.

·         Experience in statistical analyses, and database softwares.

·         Experience in data analysis and interpretation.

·         Experience in managing or coordinating on farm trials.

·         Knowledge of speed breeding and tricot 1000farms on farm trailing.

·         Knowledge of molecular breeding techniques.

·         Experience working with different national partners.

Benefits

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