The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre - part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
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Project Research Support Officer – Temporary Position
Collating of technical outputs from LCSR researchers from different participating centres and populating of forms for reporting into PRMS (Partnership, Capacity Building, Knowledge Products).
Support evidence synthesis for documentation of progress towards end of initiative outcomes
Support data collection, date entry, data analysis and data management. This includes further analysis of the data retrieved to support project publications.
Support in drafting scientific journals and papers. Specifically, draft sections of technical reports, journals and working papers.
Coordinate documentation of all LCSR initiative knowledge material.
Perform any other related duties as may be required.
Requirements
Academic and professional qualifications:
Master of Science degree in either Soil Sciences, Agronomy, Land and Water Management, climate change
Minimum of three years relevant research experience post Masters degree
MS Office programs, internet explorer, Cloud storage applications, primary and secondary data collection and extraction.
Working knowledge of ArcGIS, GENSTAT, R programming language, and Atlas.ti, Kobo toolbox, SPSS.