Research Associate- Plant Breeding at Bioversity International

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•  Coordinate research efforts consistent with the established research/experimental design and implementation according to specific milestones.
•  Monitor execution of research procedures and experimental protocols, and reviews data quality to ensure consistency with established guideline.
•  Advise research team on progress of research activities and identify issues in the implementation of experiments and data quality.
•  Perform collection, analysis and sharing of data in compliance with experimental protocols to support research/experimental project.
•  Supervise field staff (e.g. casuals) on management of field and/ or greenhouse trials.
•  Organize review of experimental/research data aligned to testing schedules and project timelines, identifies and responsively addresses issues in execution.
•  Sustain quality of research work by ensuring that field research and laboratory procedures are executed consistently and with rigor in accordance with established research and safety guidelines.

Requirements

•  Master’s degree in a field related to agronomy/biotechnology.
•  Experience in Forage Grasses such as Urochloa and/or Megathyrsus will be valued.
•  Experience with agronomic trial set-ups and data collection.
•  Experience with molecular biology and laboratory techniques.
•  Experience in data handling and database management.
•  Knowledge in conducting good literature reviews and report writing.
•  Knowledge statistical analysis software, such as R, and bioinformatics.