Recruitment, apply for IITA Recruitment 2024
Gatekeepers News reports that IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) is guided by an ambitious strategy–to lift 11.5 million people out of poverty and revitalize 7.5 million hectares of farmland by 2020. It is a nonprofit organisation founded in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported by several countries.
IITA is recruiting to fill the position below:
Research Supervisor
Job Specifications:
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- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Oyo | Nigeria.
Job Description:
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- Prepare samples for genotyping following the vendors’ instructions.
- Work with the curator to uphold the genotyping plate information and the genotyping results to MusaBase.
- Extract, purify, quantify, and standardize DNA as needed and run PCR for specified products.
- Perform ploidy analysis of banana hybrids and other germplasm, and enter the results in BTracT as applicable.
- Archive the leaves of every genotype in the field and create a directory for easy access to the material.
- Participate in the writing and validation of SOPs as well as student or other training related to the plantain molecular work.
- Assist in the field and lab data collection for molecular research and application.
- Keep custody of the molecular laboratory supplies and reagents.
- Keep an updated inventory of the laboratory supplies for plantain molecular work.
- Perform any other job-related tasks as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- BSC/HND in Plant Science, Biology, Chemistry or any other related field with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment.
COMPETENCIES:
The ideal candidate must:
- Be experienced in the extraction of high quality DNA from plants.
- Be experienced in basic procedures and techniques in molecular biology.
- Have practical experience with digital data collection and reporting.
- Have good communication skills.
- Have a good sense of lab ethics and cleanliness.
- Be a team player with good interpersonal skills.
APPLY HERE – Research Supervisor
Deadline: July 4, 2024
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