The Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians for the under listed positions witin the council<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Director of CSIR \u2013 Crops Research Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n The mandate of the CSIR-CRI is to research and develop improved varieties of food and industrial crops and their production technologies, to enhance food security and poverty reduction<\/p>\n The Position<\/strong><\/p>\n The successful applicant will:<\/p>\n \u2022 Serve as the Head of the institute and will be responsible to the Director-General for the day-to-day administration of the affairs of the institute Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The ideal applicant must have:<\/p>\n \u2022 A PhD Degree or equivalent qualification in Agricultural and Biological Science or related discipline from a recognised university or institution Age Limit:<\/strong>\u00a0Applicant must be 55 years or less<\/p>\n Salary:<\/strong>\u00a0The salary is attractive with fringe benefits<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Kumasi<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants are to submit the following in addition to the application letter: \u2022 Full Curriculum Vitae \u2022 Names and Addresses of 3 confidential referees \u2022 A 2 to 3 page vision statement for the advertised position Applications should be forwarded address to:\u00a0The Director-General<\/strong>\u00a0Council For Scientific and Industrial Research<\/strong>\u00a0P.O.Box M32,<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/strong>\u00a0Or Tel:\u00a0233-0302-777940<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a008 March, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians for the under listed positions witin the council Job Description Job Title: Director of…..<\/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":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-9sI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36376"}],"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=36376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Establish effective linkages with relevant institutions and agencies within and outside the CSIR
\n\u2022 Co-ordinate prioritised research of the institute under the broad guidance of the Director-General
\n\u2022 Promote the transfer of technology to industry\/agricultural business and commercialization of research in general
\n\u2022 Co-ordinate research funding initiatives and provide services and inputs to determine research priorities, as well as formulate and implement science and technology plans
\n\u2022 Be responsible for the overall management and development of the human resource base of the institute<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Not less than 12 years of experience in Research and Development (R&D), including at least 5 years of successful experience in a management position
\n\u2022 Distinguished research contribution as evidenced by scientific publications. The research output should be adjudged to be at least equivalent to that ofan Associate Professor\/Principal Research Scientist
\n\u2022 Ability to organise, direct and co-ordinate activities within a research institute for national development
\n\u2022 Good knowledge of the agencies in the relevant sectors, as well as the ability to interact with top management in other institutions and agencies
\n\u2022 Proven ability to inspire research staff and supporting personnel
\n\u2022 Ability to generate and attract funding, both internally and externally to support research activities
\n\u2022 Ability to translate policy decisions into action programmes
\n\u2022 Good interpersonal relations<\/p>\n