Senior Researcher - Agronomy

Responsibilities

Project Management & Coordination Coordination and supports the management of Research Projects across the Institute; these include supporting and coordination of the following aspects of the projects.

• Project planning and Initiation
• Equipment and Research Materials
• Project Human Resources
• Project Finances
• Risk Management and Mitigation
• Monitoring, Evaluation, reporting and project close out

Research, Development, and Innovation Coordination and supports the management of Research, development, and innovation, these include the supporting and coordination of the following Research aspects.

• Invention
• Translation
• Commercialization
• Adoption and Use

Research Collaboration Coordination and supports the management of strategic research collaboration and collaboration opportunities; these include the supporting and coordination of

• Strategic Research partnerships / networks / collaborators
• Intra-Inter Institutional Collaboration & Partnerships

Human Capacity Building

• The Senior Researcher is responsible for coordination and supports the management of Human Capacity Development that includes support of Project staff and students.
• Mentoring and supervising two MSc and two PhD students in every 5 years. At a minimum 5 students graduated under supervisor/co-supervision at time of appointment