The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture, with the ultimate goals of reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. IITA’s research-for-development (R4D) focuses on addressing the development needs of tropical countries. The institute was established in 1967 and is headquartered in Ibadan, Nigeria, with several research stations across Africa. IITA is a nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Trustees, supported by several countries and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).<\/p>\n
IITA Ghana is seeking research staff to work on the Africa Research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) project in the 3 northern regions<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Driver \/ Field Technician – Crop Production<\/strong><\/p>\n Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Drive project staff and partners Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Secondary School leaving certificate or Equivalent Required Skills and Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of 3 or 5 years of experience in similar position Location:<\/strong> Wa – Upper West Region<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications, including curriculum vitae, names and addresses of 3 referees and name of position should be addressed to:<\/p>\n Dr Asamoah Larbi<\/strong> Or<\/p>\n Applications should be submitted by email to:<\/p>\n iitaghana@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 14 November, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture, with the ultimate goals…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[65],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-4LH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with planning and harvesting of agronomic trials
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that vehicles are properly maintained
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Possession of a valid license
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar position<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Possession of a valid driving license
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good writing and verbal communication in English
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of at least one native language<\/p>\n
\nChief Scientist,<\/strong>
\nAfrica RISING West Africa Project and IITA Ghana<\/strong>
\nCountry Representative<\/strong>
\nInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)<\/strong>
\nAccra, Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n