Research Supervisor

Required Qualifications and Experience

Confined Field Trial Implementation (30%).

• Receive, document, and manage transgenic cassava plantlets from tissue culture laboratories.
  
• Oversee acclimatization, hardening, and vegetative multiplication (including SAH) of transgenic materials.
  
• Coordinate field planting of confined field trials in line with approved trial designs and biosafety permits.
  
• Outcome: Properly established confined field trials complaint with biosafety and experimental protocols.
  

Trial Management & Agronomy (25%)

• Supervise all agronomic operations throughout the growing season (planting, fertilization, weed control, pest management).
  
• Ensure adherence to confined field trial procedures and institutional biosafety requirements.
  
• Coordinate harvest operations and regulated disposal of transgenic materials.
  
• Outcome: Healthy, well-managed trials with full compliance and minimal operational risk.
  

Data Management & Digital Systems (25%)

• Establish field trial designs using Cassavabase.
  
• Create and manage FieldBook templates for all data collection activities.
  
• Supervise and conduct field data collection using FieldBook.
  
• Validate, upload, and curate trial datasets in Cassavabase.
  
• Outcome: Complete, accurate, and timely trial datasets available for analysis and reporting.
  

Facilities & Operations Oversight (10%)

• Manage confined trial nursery and field facilities, equipment functionality, and consumables.
  
• Monitor and document plant survival rates across propagation and field stages.
  
• Outcome: Functional facilities and reliable operational records supporting audits and reporting.
  

Supervision & Coordination (10%)

• Provide day to day technical supervision to field and nursery staff supporting confined trials.
  
• Coordinate daily implementation activities across nursery and field operations.
  
• Coordinated efficient task execution and team performance.
  
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.