Job Description
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Overall Purpose of the Job
To support field operations of the RMRN-EA through technical backstopping of agroecological innovations being tested in the living labs.
Specific duties
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Lead the technical backstopping and capacity building to national partners, extension officers, and model farmers on innovations under validation in the living labs.
- Manage field equipment and resources.
- Undertake bioassays in laboratory, screenhouse, and under field conditions as assigned by supervisor.
- Lead the team rearing pests and parasitoids for experiments and field release.
- Collate field data remitted by partners via the ODK platform.
- Undertake exploratory data analyses, data visualisation, and drafting reports.
- Draft manuscripts and support science communication.
- Spearhead dissemination activities through planning and execution of exhibitions during stakeholder engagement events, including field days and agricultural.
- Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor(s)
Requirements/ qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in a relevant field.
- At least 3 years’ experience in facilitating field operations.
- Experience in rearing and field release of insects.
- Experience in multi-stakeholder engagements across countries, in a research for development environment.
- Experience in drafting reports and manuscripts.
- Ability to manage field equipment and resources.
How to Apply
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