The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Its award-winning research-for-development (R4D) approach addresses the development needs of tropical countries.

IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. IITA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 in Nigeria and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. It is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

Applications are invited for the position below:

Job Title: Field Worker III

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-010

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Recruitment Type: National (1-year renewable contract)

Duties

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Assist in operating all field activities of the group including planting, harvesting,
irrigation, agronomic practices, trait scoring and also in autonomy;
Operate all field activities related to confied field trials (CFT) under supervision;
Operating screen-house activities in the BL2 facility under supervision;
Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Job Title: Senior Nursing Officer

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-009

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Administer all immunizations
Assess visual acquity using snellen’s chart
Accompany very ill patient to outside hospitals
Incision and drainage of abscesses
Suture some lacerated wounds
Enter patient’s attendance into the computer daily
Update yellow cards to those who are travelling outside the country
Wash, autoclave and store instruments used in nursing care
Replenish the clinic emergency box and resuscitation trolley as need arises
Any other duties as may be assigned or necessitated by the absence of any other member of the health team.
Run shift duties as will be determined by roster and may be called upon during off days when the need arises.
Carry out health education in all areas of nursing practice.
Undertake clinical consultation when the need arises.
Prepare drugs bills outside working hours
Evaluate accurate vital signs
Dress wound on routine and emergency basis
Carryout eye lavage, ear syringing and administration of parenteral medications
Set up intravenous infusion as the need arises