Thursday, August 26, 2010
IITA:Agricultural Markets Economist
Agricultural Markets Economist (Ref: DDG-R4D/AME/01/10)
Background: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria invites applications for the post of Agricultural Markets Economist.IITA is a non-profit organization based in Africa. It works with national entities to increase food production in tropical Africa. We have over 100 international scientists and support staff and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. More information on IITA is available on http://www.iita.org/
Position: IITA seeks an Agricultural Markets Economist. The overall objective of the position is to lead strategic research on market economics on IITA mandate crops and related activities.
Duty Station: Ibadan, IITA Headquarters, Nigeria. Frequent travel is expected and candidates should be willing to work in small scale farm settings in Africa.
Educational requirements:
IITA:Roots and Tuber Systems Agronomist
Roots and Tuber Systems Agronomist (Ref: DDG-R4D/RTA/01/10)
Background: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria invites applications for the post of Roots and Tuber Systems Agronomist.IITA is a non-profit organization based in Africa. It works with national entities to increase food production in tropical Africa. We have over 100 international scientists and support staff and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. More information on IITA is available on http://www.iita.org/
Position: The Roots and Tuber Agronomist will work with other agronomists, plant breeders, plant health scientists, social scientists, and other colleagues to develop crop, soil and pest management options for root and tuber systems, with emphasis on cassava and yam based systems. IITA has, in the past, generated several component technologies which when applied in carefully selected combinations and with due consideration to prevailing socioeconomic factors will produce more synergistic and sustained outcomes associated with high cropping system productivity. The Systems Agronomist will provide leadership in synthesizing integrated crop, soil and pest management options with high probability of success in different agro ecological zones in sub-Saharan Africa.
Duty Station: Ibadan, IITA Headquarters, Nigeria. Frequent travel is expected and candidates should be willing to work in small-scale farm settings in Africa.
Responsibilities: The primary responsibilities for the Agronomist will include:
IITA : Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) Country Manager
Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) Country Manager (Ref: DDG-R4D/STCP/CM/08/10)
IITA is an international non-profit research-for-development (R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We develop agricultural solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks, enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. http://www.iita.org/
Position/Responsibilities: The Country Manager (CM) will have increasing responsibility in the next phase of STCP that cuts across action oriented research coordination, project/financial management and technical support, resource mobilisation and new program development, administration and personnel management. The STCP pilot project offices will become STCP country offices (CO). The CM will lead a country office management team supporting multiple and multi-sector research-for-development program.
The specific responsibilities for the Country Manager will include:
Facilitation of Research-for-Development
Saturday, August 21, 2010
NDLEA Has Resume Recruitment Of Conpass 08,09,10 And Conpass 07,06,05
GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
All applicants (male/female) must:
* Be Nigerian
* Be between 18 and 32 years of age
* Not be less than 1.7 metres for males and 1.64 metres for females
* Be physically and mentally fit
* Be free from any form of financial embarrassment
* Be of good character and must not have been found guilty of any criminal offence
* Apply Online
All applicants (male/female) must:
* Be Nigerian
* Be between 18 and 32 years of age
* Not be less than 1.7 metres for males and 1.64 metres for females
* Be physically and mentally fit
* Be free from any form of financial embarrassment
* Be of good character and must not have been found guilty of any criminal offence
* Apply Online
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