Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Cotton Breeder job in Zambia
The Trust is an initiative of the Ministry Of Agriculture and Livestock and the cotton industry and is governed by an independent Board of Trustees. It believes that cotton production contributes towards employment, income generation and poverty reduction. The Trust is looking for a Cotton Breeder to fill up the following vacant position:
Cotton Breeder
Job Description
The Cotton Breeder is one of the senior members of staff of the Cotton Development Trust Board of Management and is responsible to the Trust Director.
Responsibilities
• Develop and implement a comprehensive, relevant and appropriate cotton breeding programme
• Collect and maintain germplasm for the CDT cotton development and improvement programme
• Ensure regular release of suitable and adaptable cotton varieties for CDT to reliably support commercial production
• Ensure an adequate and timely availability of pure high quality parental seed for multiplication in order to support commercial production .
• Liase and collaborate with other research organizations (National/international) in order to strengthen and enrich the Cotton Improvement Programme
• Work closely with extension and cotton companies in facilitating adoption of cotton varieties and other relevant technologies
• Liase with seed industry and cotton promoting companies so as to ensure production of classes of cotton seed
• Prepare programmes of work and budget for cotton breeding programme
• Prepare and submit annual, quarterly and other reports of the cotton breeding programme
• Conduct contract research
• To perform other duties as assigned by the Director
• Collect and maintain germplasm for the CDT cotton development and improvement programme
• Ensure regular release of suitable and adaptable cotton varieties for CDT to reliably support commercial production
• Ensure an adequate and timely availability of pure high quality parental seed for multiplication in order to support commercial production .
• Liase and collaborate with other research organizations (National/international) in order to strengthen and enrich the Cotton Improvement Programme
• Work closely with extension and cotton companies in facilitating adoption of cotton varieties and other relevant technologies
• Liase with seed industry and cotton promoting companies so as to ensure production of classes of cotton seed
• Prepare programmes of work and budget for cotton breeding programme
• Prepare and submit annual, quarterly and other reports of the cotton breeding programme
• Conduct contract research
• To perform other duties as assigned by the Director
Qualifications:
- A Minimum of a BSc in Agriculture and should be conversant with cotton seed production and other major crops.
To Apply
Applications accompanied with photocopies of relevant qualifications and Curriculum vitae and at least three trace referees should be addressed to:
Applications accompanied with photocopies of relevant qualifications and Curriculum vitae and at least three trace referees should be addressed to:
Postal AddressCotton Development Trust, The Trust Director, PO Box 670057, Mazabuka, Zambia
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