The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance. The Director General invites suitably qualified Ugandans to apply for the following positions at PARIs and NARO Secretariat.

REF. NO: NARO/RT/JOB3/2026/27
Position: Assistant Research Officer – Weed and Herbicides Science (1 post)
Reports to: Programme Leader
Salary Grade:  UR5(i)RTS
Age Limit: Not more than 30 years

Job Purpose: To identify, map, and sustainably manage weed dynamics across major food security and commercial value chains (e.g., cereals, legumes, and root crops).

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

1. A first class or an Upper Second Bachelor’s degree in plant science.
2. More than one year demonstrated relevant experience in a related field is an added advantage.

Specific Duties and responsibilities:

1. Develop climate-smart Integrated Weed Management (IWM) technologies that reduce production costs, safeguard biodiversity, mitigate herbicide resistance, and boost national crop productivity.
2. Lead the design, execution, and analysis of multi-location field, screenhouse, and laboratory experiments on weed biology, ecology, and management.
3. Innovate and optimize eco-friendly weed control methods, including conservation agriculture (minimum tillage), cover crops, biological controls, and mechanical tools tailored for smallholder farmers.
4. Develop targeted containment and eradication protocols for parasitic and invasive weeds of national concern (e.g., Striga hermonthica, water hyacinth and dodder species).
5. Conduct independent regulatory testing of new herbicide formulations submitted for national registration to evaluate crop safety, environmental persistence, and efficacy.
6. Establish a national monitoring network to track, map, and report the development of Herbicide resistance in local weed populations.
7. Formulate rotational herbicide matrices to guide extension workers and farmers on mitigating chemical resistance.

Interested persons with the requirements should download NARO Job Application Form 2. Attach a recent passport photo and fill it in triplicate; attach detailed curriculum vitae with copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned not later than 5.00 pm on 05th August 2026

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

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.

Tenure of Office: The tenure of office is a 5-year contract renewable upon satisfactory performance.

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

The Director General, 
National Agricultural Research Organization, 
Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue,
P.O.Box 295 
Entebbe - Uganda