Duty Station:  Ngetta Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Lira, Uganda

Reports to: Director of Research

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 – Aquaculture will be responsible for planning, designing, and conducting research and presenting findings in their respective fields for enhanced and sustainable aquaculture production.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Aquaculture
• Should have a minimum of three years of demonstrated working experience in a related field and a proven record of publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Possession of a PhD or admission to a PhD Programme is an added advantage.

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