Research Officer – Plant Physiologist

Job Description

Requirements

• Applicants should hold an Honour’s Bachelor of Science Degree in Plant Sciences plus, a Master of Science in Crop Science (Plant Physiology Option) .
• Possession of a PhD in Plant Physiology is an added advantage.
• At least one scientific publication in the area of plant physiology is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive literature review of physiology of plants.
• Draw up short, mid and long-term research goals and objectives on physiology of plants.
• Design and executing laboratory and field experiments to study how plants function at molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels.
• Investigate how plants respond and adapt to environmental stressors like droughts, extreme temperatures, soil salinity, and other climate change effects.
• Develop and test methods to improve water and nutrient efficiency, aiming to boost agricultural productivity and global food security.
• Collect and analyzing plant data using advanced techniques, such as high- phenotyping and remote sensing.
• Write regular technical progress reports, publish findings in scientific journals, and present at conferences.
• Liaise with other scientist like botanists, geneticists, and breeders to translate physiological traits into new, resilient plant varieties.
• Develop grant proposals to secure funding for conducting plant physiology and other related research.
• Develop sustainable management practices for target crops based on physiology of each plant species forming the system such as agroforestry.