• Application Deadline: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Research Supervisor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Oyo


• City Ibadan


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied  , Research 
  

DUTIES:

• Assist in managing the crossing of the breeding program on regular basis using the University of Queensland (UQ) costing tool.


• Assist the soybean breeding program in designing trials using the database seawares, such as BMS and EBS.


• Assist in managing day-to-day operations of on-station off-station, and on-farm soybean breeding field trials, including collection of pre-harvest and post-harvest data.


• Assist in supervising the soybean crossing and other pot experiments and progeny population advancement activities in the screen house.


• Assist in growing and manage the breeding lines selected by the breeder from the advanced progeny populations.


• Work closely with the breeder in the field evaluation and selection of superior genotypes.


• Supervise the preparation and labelling of seeds for research partners and farmers.


• Supervise harvesting and collect data on yield and yield-related traits of the fields trials.


• Assist in managing germplasm in seed storage and update seed inventory on Breeding Database (BMS).


• Prepare, curate and upload data on the Breeding Management Database (BMS).


• Coordinate other technicians in the Unit for effectiveness in the field operations.


• Perform any other job-related tasks as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

QUALIFICATION:

• BSC/HND in Agriculture, Plant Breeding or any other related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

• Be experienced in the use of statistical, UQ costing tool and database software.


• Be experienced in data analysis and interpretation.