The International Center
for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) - a member of the CGIAR Consortium - develops
technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers,
especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well
as sustainable and resilient.
CIAT is seeking a Research Assistant with the main responsibility of providing technical support to the AGMIP and Africa Rising projects within the Soils Research Area.
Main responsibilities include:
- Prepare
monthly newsletter on the most current climate change and modeling issues
- Assist in
organizing meetings and training workshops
- Collect and
quality control agronomic survey datasets
- Maintain and
continuously update agronomic database and the existing AfSIS database
- Participate
in data analysis and preparation of reports and manuscripts
- Coordinate
sample and data flows between field and laboratory
The candidate shall have the following competencies, skills and
experience:
- Master’s
Degree in Agriculture, Soil Science or Environmental Studies
- 3 years’
experience with proven ability to work with large datasets
- Data
analysis skills and familiarity with different data analysis tools
- Good
communication and report writing capabilities
- Publications
or submissions for publication ¡n a peer reviewed journal will be an
advantage
Terms of employment:
The position is nationally
recruited and will be based at the CIAT Offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
The contract will be for a
one-year period, subject to a probation period of three (3) months, renewable
depending on performance and availability of resources.
How to apply:
Applicants are invited to
send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position
against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a
detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three
referees.
All correspondence should
be addressed to the
CIAT Human Resources
Office,
P.O Box 823-00621,
Nairobi, Kenya
and email applications to
ciatkenyainfo@jcg.ar.org clearly indicating Research Assistant-AGMIP on the
subject line.
Email applications and CV’s
should be saved as one file using the applicant’s last name and first name for
ease of sorting.
Closing date for
applications: 4th March, 2013
All applications will be
acknowledged; only short listed candidates will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more
about us at: www.cgiar.org andhttp://www.ciat.cgiar.org/
