Aspire Food Group is an international social enterprise dedicated to the sustainable practice of farming edible insects. With offices in the US and Ghana, Aspire seeks to farm locally desired insects as a way to address food insecurity. In Ghana, Aspire farms the palm weevil larva, a local delicacy that has been traditionally harvested. In addition, Aspire Ghana has also taught several hundred farmers in Southern and Central Ghana to be able to farm their own larva as a source of household animal protein and as an opportunity for increased income. Aspire Ghana seeks to rapidly scale its production, co-develop packaged products, take advantage of export opportunities to other West African countries, support its network of farmers to scale their production and to advance research on the palm weevil larvae.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Research Technician<\/strong><\/p>\n Role description: Aspire Food Group Ghana is looking for a driven, detail oriented, analytical research technician. The research technician would be Tasks\/duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Analyze agricultural waste substrates under a microscope for insect Requisite Skills<\/strong>:<\/p>\n \u2022 Scientific and working proficiency in spoken and written English \u2022 Excellent communication skills; familiar with quick & responsive email Start Date:<\/strong> as soon as possible How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Application: Please submit a cover letter\/letter of intention addressed to<\/p>\n Shobhita Soor (President, Aspire Food Group Ghana)<\/strong><\/p>\n along with your CV. Both documents should be sent to Ms. Abigail Mensah at abigail.mensah@aspirefg.com<\/strong> Any questions related to the job posting should also be directed to Ms. Mensah; she is also reachable at +233 50 136 9441.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aspire Food Group is an international social enterprise dedicated to the sustainable practice of farming edible insects. With offices in the US and Ghana, Aspire seeks to farm locally desired…..<\/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":[106],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-5YX","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22999"}],"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=22999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\npart of a team that focuses on designing, executing and analyzing
\nexperiments aimed at increasing the efficiency of current palm weevil larvae rearing techniques. The majority of the role would take place in Aspire\u2019s test farm and in an office setting. The research technician must be comfortable working in farm-like conditions. While the research technician will be supported by a strong team, he\/she must be comfortable taking initiative and supporting his\/her own projects. The technician must be able to transport themselves to the on-site location of Aspire Ghana\u2019s farm on Mango Road, KNUST Campus on a daily basis.<\/p>\n
\ninfestation and egg laying
\n\u2022 Set-up farming experiments
\n\u2022 Take regular measurements on farming experiments and on farming
\nenvironment
\n\u2022 Analyze data related to farm experiments
\n\u2022 Present experimental findings to the rest of the team<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s level degree in Entomology or related field
\n\u2022 Proficient in Word, Excel and Powerpoint
\n\u2022 Experienced with conducting statistical analyses on Excel
\n\u2022 Diligent, punctual, hardworking<\/p>\n
\ncommunication
\n\u2022 Basic lab skills such as microscope use
\n\u2022 Work under little supervision
\n\u2022 Ability to design, observe and make appropriate conclusions for
\nresearch experiments with adult, larvae and egg stages of insects
\n\u2022 Excellent record keeping and documentation skills
\n\u2022 Must be able to trouble-shoot to achieve organizational goals<\/p>\n
\nCompensation:<\/strong> commensurate with experience
\nBenefits<\/strong>: mobile allowance, health insurance after a 3-month probation
\nperiod<\/p>\n