Technical Assistant II at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Key Responsibilities  

• Establishment and maintenance of field and greenhouse experiments including trial layout; land preparation; pot filling; planting; harvesting and routine maintenance (weeding, watering etc.),
• Maintenance of a safety duplicate of vegetatively-propagated Genebank materials,
• Collection of field data including but not limited to soil moisture determination, recording of plant growth parameters and disease symptoms.
• Conducting seed viability and germination experiments,
• Sample collection and preparation (drying, grinding, weighing etc.) in preparation for nutritional profiling.
• General support on forage establishment.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• High school certificate (KCSE)
• At least two years of experience in a similar position with hands-on knowledge in all essential field and green house procedures including but not limited to: soil sterilization and potting, planting and watering, pest control, collection of plant samples.
• Knowledge on greenhouse procedures and plant propagation/maintenance,
• Knowledge of trial layout and experimental design,
• Basic knowledge on plant agronomy,
• Basic knowledge on using sample preparation equipment including milling machines, oven driers etc.
• Relevant training on working with plants and plants pathogens,
• Familiarity with routine screen/greenhouse procedures.