Job Title: PLANT PATHOLOGIST - Re-advertised
Kachwekano ZARDI
Kabale
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Identify pathogens causing plant diseases.
Undertake isolation, culturing and characterization of economically important plant causing pathogens.
Conduct regular surveillance of economically important crop diseases in the country.
Determine yield losses of economically important diseases on major crops.
Study and understand the epidemiology (interplay of factors) of plant diseases.
Develop appropriate disease management strategies.
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicants should possess a Masters Degree in Crop Science or Biological Science with a bias in Plant Pathology with at least a working experience of three years. Possession of a PhD in Plant Pathology will be an added advantage.
Application Procedures:
Interested persons with the above requirements should submit hand-written applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving day-time telephone numbers and names and addresses of 3 (three) referees as well as copies of professional certificates and testimonials to the undersigned not later than 5.00 p.m on 16th July 2012. For the position of Director, applicants should ask their referees to send recommendations to the Director General by 20 July 2012.
Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the reference number specified against the vacancy indicating the institute of preference. Applicants must not apply for more than two posts. Applications should be addressed to:
The Director General,
National Agricultural Research Organization,
P.O.Box 295, Entebbe
