Field Research Technician - Nursery and Seed Production at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing AVISA crops (g/nut, sorghum, millet, pigeon pea) nursery and seed production activities at the KALRO Kiboko field station

Job Description

• Prepare and manage nurseries including seed preparation, preparation of field maps, oversee planting, pollination and data collection as instructed by the breeder, oversee harvest, processing of seed.
• Coordinate genotyping sampling and shipment
• Prepare and manage seed multiplication activities as guided by the breeder
• Learn and operate the Breeding Management System (BMS) or the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS) in order to manage routine operations, data upload, data curation and cleaning and preliminary analysis.
• Manage seed inventory and storage
• Implement timely digital data capture using the relevant tools and software as identified by AVISA management
• Develop and map out process flows for AVISA crop nursery operations
• Assist partners based on their needs and in coordination with the supervisor
• Perform any other duties as agreed with the supervisor

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Plant Breeding, Agricultural Sciences or biotechnology.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in managing agricultural field activities or research projects.
• Good writing records, computing software and other IT materials.
• Familiarity with legumes and/or cereal crops and related research operations (pollination, data collection from trials and nurseries, running breeding and operational software, experience with genotyping sampling etc.) will be an advantage.
• Ability to manage labor, estimate labor demand, provide supervision and training to field staff to manage breeding research activities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal day to day supervision and proactively solve problems.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills to line manager and colleagues on station.

Closing: 18 July 2022