Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 11, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Main duties and responsibilities include:
• Support identification of traits in beans verities that are desirable for advancement, such as disease resistance, increased yield, or improved growth rates.
• Participate in testing new bean varieties in different growing conditions to determine how well they perform in nature.
• Assist in monitoring and identifying bean diseases and creating strategies to prevent them from spreading to other plants.
• Supporting development of new strains of bean that meet specific criteria, such as increased productivity or improved taste, color and cooking time.
• Participating in selection of the best bean verities to breed based on desired traits and characteristics.
• Participate in development of breeding strategies to produce bean varieties with the desired characteristics, including selecting parents with desired traits that can be passed on to offspring
• Ensure timely availability of germplasm inventory reports.
• Conduct and collect necessary data for advanced breeding lines in both greenhouses and in the field locations
• Maintain bean germplasm in the cold room
• Analyse the data and report to supervisor on time
• Supervise daily casual laborers and other subordinate staff
• Carry out any other duties as maybe required.

Requirements
• BSc degree or higher diploma level in agronomy, plant sciences, crop production, plant breeding or other related areas of study.
• At least one year experience in breeding activities especially in beans and other related crops will be an added advantage.
• Experience in data collection and entry, data management, quality assurance, and timely reporting.
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili
• Computer proficiency including MS Office (Word/ PowerPoint, advanced Excel skills, and SPSS)
• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision, but also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties.
• Excellent interpersonal with advanced written and verbal communication skills in English language.
• Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritize and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of integrity and standards of ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Professional integrity and a high performing team player who can work autonomously, remains accountable and contributes to a positive and cohesive team environment.
• Commitment to Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT’s mission and core values.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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