• Application Deadline: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Data Curation Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Oyo


• City Ibadan


• Job Field Data, Business Analysis and AI 
  

DUTIES: 

• Co-design tricot on farm and consumer testing trials and manage tricot data collection in ClimMob through the use of farmer guides and ODK phone/tablet data collections apps with the aim to do improved on farm testing for variety release and to generate gender/socially inclusive feedback from crop users along the value chain to inform breeding.


• Help in promoting and adapting the tricot approach as an improved way of doing on farm testing for variety release.


• Carry out fieldwork within communities and link qualitative data collected within tricot communities to quantitative tricot data.


• Carry out a pilot study on drivers of use and diffusion of varieties evaluated through tricot trials within communities and the social impact of such trials.


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

Requirements

QUALIFICATION:

• BSc/HND in Social Science, Rural Extension or related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment with strong interest in combining qualitative and quantitative methods and strong capacity in data management.

COMPETENCIES:

The ideal candidate must:

• Have a socially/gender inclusive focus and thorough knowledge of rural extension and rural sociology.


• Have hands on experience in working with and updating the ClimMob online data storage and analysis platform.


• Be experienced in implementing the tricot approach in the field.


• Be familiar with and passionate about gender issues in agriculture and be willing to integrate these into the tricot approach, its data management and related research.


• Be creative, independent, and experienced in data management.


• Have strong interest in combining qualitative and quantitative methods.


• Have a strong passion to work with small and medium scale farmers and think about ways to improve their livelihood.

Benefits

• We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.