THE ORGANIZATION

The Alliance of Bioversity International delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.

The Alliance works with local, national and multinational partners across Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, and with the public and private sectors. The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services.

About the position

The Senior Research Associate will support the implementation of the Alliance’s Diversity for Resilient Agroforestry Banana plantations in East Africa (D4RABs) project aimed at Improving the resilience of the livelihoods of banana producers to food and nutrition insecurity and climate change, and to restore the (intra- and inter-species) diversity of the landscape and thus its resilience to a variety of stressors and the foresight research activities that offer better insights into alternative transformation pathways to inform choices and sharpen decision-making leading to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food, land and water systems in the future

The position will be based at Alliance office at Kawanda with travel to other research sites and farming communities within and outside Uganda.

Key duties & responsibilities

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Requirements

Terms of employment

This position is an national recruited position based in Kawanda, Uganda. The initial contract will be for one year subject to a probation period of 3 months and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.

This position is graded at BG07 level on a scale of BG01 to BG14 (BG14 being the highest level according to the Alliance job classification framework policy). We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits including but not limited to insurance, retirement plan, staff training and development, paid time off and flexible working arrangements.

The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications

Applicants are invited to visit https://alliancebioversityciat.org/careers to get full details of the position and to submit their applications. Applications MUST include reference number ABC-UG-026 Senior Research Associate- D4RABs as the position applied for. Cover letter and CV should be saved as one document using the candidate’s last name, first name for ease of sorting. The Alliance collects and process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Applications closing date: 24th October 2023

Please note that email applications will not be considered.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We invite you to learn more about us at:

http://alliancebioversityciat.org