Organisation: National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)

Duty Station:  Entebbe, Uganda

Reports to: Respective Programme Leader

About US:

The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is mandated to coordinate, oversee and guide agricultural research in Uganda. Over the years, NARO has generated technologies and products with Intellectual Property (IP) and commercial potential guided by relevant policies under her mission of innovating for sustainable agricultural transformation.

Job Summary: The Research Officer – Agronomist will be responsible for planning, designing, conducting research and presenting findings on respective field for enhanced and sustainable agricultural production.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and implement farmer participatory research for crop commodity systems.
Collect, analyze and interpret agronomy and on-farm research trial data.
Study the effects of various cropping systems on crop yield and determine the most efficient cropping system for optimum crop production.
Identify nutrient needs of the various crops (plant nutrition) and develop corrective measures to alleviate the problems.
Develop appropriate crop and soil management technologies that are gender responsive and avoids soil resource mining but increase crop yield.
Study the effects of weeds, weed competition and nutrient mining on crop yield, diseases and insect pests.
Collaborate with other researchers in multiplication of early generation seed.
Disseminate study results through farmer feedback workshops, training workshops and sessions, conferences, seminars, brochures, newsletters, journals, reports, media, field days and agricultural shows.
Contribute to the development of training and outreach materials, training of farmers, extension personnel, university students and interested parties on pasture improvement and management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicants for the National Agricultural Research Organization job should hold a Master’s Degree in Soil Science or Crop Science with a bias in Agronomy.
Should have a minimum of three years demonstrated working experience in a related field and proven record of publication in referred journals.
Possession of a PhD is an added advantage.
Age Limit: Not more than 55 years
How to Apply:

All qualified and interested persons should submit three sets of applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving telephone and e-mail addresses; and names and addresses of 3 (three) referees as well as copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned.

Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top left-hand corner of the envelope.

Applicants should not apply for more than Two Posts

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO website, telephones, and e-mail addresses as provided on the CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide certified copies of their Academic Qualifications.

Only applications responding to this advert and attendant timelines will be received.

The Director General,

National Agricultural Research Organization,

P.O. Box 295, Entebbe

Deadline: 29rd February 2024