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AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Post-doctoral Fellow, Bean Program and PABRA
Location: Arusha
With
the aim of giving further support to breeding efforts in three
countries in East Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda) CIAT is
seeking a post-doctoral fellow who will join the PABRA team to work
within a project titled Accelerating Varietal Improvement and Seed
Systems in Africa (AVISA). The position will be located at Arusha,
Tanzania where CIAT has other staff stationed in the offices of the
national partner, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI).
Responsibilities:
• Cooperate with crop modelers in the design of Target Populations of Environments (TPE’s) in East Africa .
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Develop and coordinate a system of regional trials of common bean
within countries participating in the AVISA project in collaboration
with other CIAT bean breeders.
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With NARS and private seed companies partners, establish novel field
planting designs and statistical tools for data analysis, in
collaboration with statisticians.
• Support the implementation of phenotyping methods as appropriate for specific traits.
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Support the analysis of needs within national programs in light of
experience within the Excellence in Breeding Platform and the AVISA
project, for the preparation of program improvement proposals.
• Encourage development of co-authored publications by CIAT-PABRA partners
• Represent CIAT –PABRA at regional meetings, providing updated information or presentations on project activities.
• Plan and manage the budget in full accordance with the donors’ and CIAT policies.
• Organize and report the project activities in full accordance with the donors and CIAT-PABRA reporting schedules
• Encourage co-learning and knowledge sharing among PABRA members (CIAT, NARS and private companies).
Closing date: 15 Jul 2019
MODE OF APPLICATION: APPLY JOBS ONLINE
HOW TO APPLY:
Applicants
are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for
the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills
together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses
of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional
qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be
addressed to the CIAT Human Resources Office, to Tomás SolÃs (t.solis@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Application: Bean Program Post-doctoral Fellow”HOW TO APPLY:
