Entomologist
| Location | Luuka, Uganda |
| Date Posted | April 27, 2020 |
| Category | Engineering Government |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description
Job Title : Entomologist
Salary Scale : U4
Report to : Senior Entomologist
Job Purpose
To control tsetse flies and promote of Productive Entomology.
Key Outputs
i. Market information on productive insects gathered and disseminated;
ii. Deployment of tsetse traps and targets supervised;
iii. Tsetse survey carried out in new areas;
iv. Communities’ sensitised to participate in tsetse control;
v. Bee farmers trained to produce qualitative and quantitative bee products; and
vi. Apiary and sericulture demonstration centres set up.
Key Functions
i. Gathering and disseminating market information on productive insects;
ii. Supervising deployment of tsetse traps and targets;
iii. Carrying out tsetse survey in new areas;
iv. Sensitising communities to participate in tsetse control;
v. Training bee farmers for qualitative and quantitative production of bee products; and
vi. Setting up apiary and sericulture demonstration centres.
Skills
Information Technology;
Flexibility;
Assertiveness and Self Confidence; and
Innovativeness.
Education Requirements
Applying Instructions
Applications should be submitted in triplicate on PSC form 3 (Revised 2008) to the
SECRETARY DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION
P.0 BOX443,
IGANGA.
Application forms are obtainable from any office of the district service commission and must be filled in the applicants‘own hand writing with three (3) current pass port size photographs attached. Serving officers should route their applications through their Heads of Department who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay.
Applications should bear the Title and Reference Number of the post applied for. Certified photocopies of Academic certificates, transcripts, and supporting documents must accompany the application forms.
Those invited for interview must come with their original certificates, National Identity Card and Institutional identity Cards.