Associate Scientist -ICRISAT Kenya at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Duties and responsibilities

• Handle field breeding activities including population development and hybrid parents breeding in Pigeonpea suitable for Eastern and Southern Africa.
• Summarize, and interpret the data of the experiments; prepare reports for donors and
• Publish research papers in the reputed journals
• Establish seed stocks and seed productions for multi locational trials and breeding nurseries.
• Support in developing new proposals, project management.
• Assist the Pigeonpea breeding program activities in Eastern & Southern Africa.

Requirements

• PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding
• At least 2 years of postdoctoral experience in Pigeonpea breeding.
• Knowledge of pulse crop and breeding strategies will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of developing breeding experiments and generation advancement techniques through speed breeding in Pigeonpea.
• Experience in Field experimentation (Field layout, field book), data analysis and interpretation (GENSTAT, R and SAAS).
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Proficiency in computers skills MS-office
• Team management and crisis-handling skills.