ILRI Research Officer III Jobs 2022 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs. ILRI Ethiopia looking for “Research Officer III“. Applicants with a degree in Research Officer III may apply on or before 16th Dec 2022.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works for better lives through livestock in developing countries. ILRI is co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, has 14 offices across Asia and Africa, employs some 700 staff and has an annual operating budget of about USD80 million.
ILRI Research Officer III Jobs 2022
The ILRI has published a job vacancy announcement on 13th Dec 2022 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Research Officer III to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) |
| Position | Research Officer III – Animal Genetics and Breeding |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Research Officer III |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 16th Dec 2022 |
ILRI Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities:
- Apply statistical models mostly independently to disentangle environmental (bioclimatic, management levels) and genetic effects influencing on-farm chicken performance (e.g., growth, egg productivity, and survival) of breeds (strains);
- Apply geospatial statistics to identify the most relevant environmental predictors influencing habitat suitability and re-define species-specific agroecologies in different countries with a focus on chickens;
- Develop workflows and analytical frameworks to compare breeds on performance and yield stability of breeds across heterogenous environments;
- Support TPGS team and its multiple research activities in data analysis and visualization;
- Conduct reviews of existing methods and concepts for multi-environment performance testing of tropically adapted livestock breeds to inform policies and development interventions leading to positive outcomes in food security, sustainability, and climate change resilience;
- Develop new research questions in adaptation genetics in the context of tropical smallholder livestock farming;
- Develop scientific manuscripts and publish in high impact scientific journals;
- Develops animal performance evaluation systems /work plans / guidelines; leads and coordinates research activities along with National partners in the TPGS project countries in Africa and Southeastern Asia;
- Contributes to development of concept notes, grant proposals and resource mobilization;
- Design and conduct on-farm experiments, undertakes high level capacity building on research, data collection, and implementation for country teams;
- Manages the development and implementation of group trainings in on-station and on-farm poultry research design and data collection for country TPGS teams;
Position in Organization:
- Research Officer III – Animal Genetics and Breeding
- Deadline: 16 Dec 2022
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Full-time
- Livestock Genetics
Qualification & Experience:
- MSc degree in Animal Genetics and Breeding or in related field.
- At least 7 years of practical animal breeding and genetics experience related to multi-environment performance (productive and adaptive) evaluation of breeds and ability with combining multiple sources of information (e.g., genetic, bioclimatic and phenotypic information).
- Experience in implementing poultry research and/or development activities in Sub-Saharan African/Southeastern Asian countries.
How to Apply ILRI Research Officer III Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://www.ilri.org/jobs?jid=46756-research-officer-iii-animal-genetics-and-breeding-internal-external
The Closing Date: 16th Dec 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
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| Official Website | www.ilri.org |
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