Regional Soil Fertility Specialist West Africa: Optimising Fertilizer Recommendations in Africa (OFRA)
CABI – Accra, Ghana
Background
The Regional Soil Fertility Specialists, one covering E. & C. Africa and the other W. Africa, will provide detailed technical support to all the sub-grantees in their respective regions, and ensure regional coordination and collaboration between sub-grantees, as well as other projects. He/She will be seconded from one of the participating sub-grantees and spend 50% of his/her time in this role.
He/She will work closely with the Science Coordinator from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and National Agricultural and Extension Systems (NARES) of 13 countries namely Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Ethiopia and Malawi. He/she will support collection and collation of existing data and interpretation of existing results; provide advisory/training/ and supervisory support for field research, and participate in OFRA-AfSIS extrapolation of response function information for the determination of robust nutrient response functions for major food crops.
Key Skills
• Detailed knowledge of fertilizer use and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the context of agricultural research and development in Africa
• Advanced computing skills primarily in managing data and statistical analyses
• Fluency in English, as well as fluency in French for the West Africa position, with first class written and oral communication skills
• A quantitative/analytical mind-set with good understanding of databases and analysis
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of complex, and sometimes contradictory data, into easily understood and actionable recommendations for farmers and policy makers
• Broad understanding of the use of applied biological science in international development.
• Good working knowledge of the MS Office suite of programs specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Further Information and Closing Date
A full candidate brief including details on how to apply for this exciting role is available athttp://www.cabi.org/about-cabi/work-for-us/
Closing date is 5 p.m. BST Tuesday 15th October 2013
Key Skills
• Detailed knowledge of fertilizer use and Integrated Soil Fertility Management in the context of agricultural research and development in Africa
• Advanced computing skills primarily in managing data and statistical analyses
• Fluency in English, as well as fluency in French for the West Africa position, with first class written and oral communication skills
• A quantitative/analytical mind-set with good understanding of databases and analysis
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of complex, and sometimes contradictory data, into easily understood and actionable recommendations for farmers and policy makers
• Broad understanding of the use of applied biological science in international development.
• Good working knowledge of the MS Office suite of programs specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Further Information and Closing Date
A full candidate brief including details on how to apply for this exciting role is available athttp://www.cabi.org/about-cabi/work-for-us/
Closing date is 5 p.m. BST Tuesday 15th October 2013
0 comments:
Post a Comment