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Job Title ⇒ Research Associate Food Scientist
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Organization ⇒ International Potato Center
Duty Station Kampala, Uganda

About US
The International Potato Center CIP was founded in 1971 as a research-for-
development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato and andean roots
and tubers. It delivers innovative science-based solutions to enhance access
to affordable nutritious food, foster inclusive sustainable business and
employment growth, and drive the climate resilience of root and tuber agri-
food systems. Headquartered in Lima, Peru, CIP has a research presence in more
than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Job Summary ⇒ RTBFoods Work Package 1 aims to understand the drivers of
trait preferences and the development of multi-user RTB product profiles. It
provides evidence on the preferences of RTB product characteristics for
different user groups in the food chain, and identifies the factors that
influence these preferences, in order to support the capacity of RTB breeding
programmes to be more demand-led. Such an approach will improve dissemination
and acceptability of RTB products. The consultant will acquire and document
new knowledge on user traits and preferences, and gender issues in broader
food systems for RTB crop products to inform demand led RTB breeding programs.
He/She will also develop user product sensory profiles and process
documentation which will in turn inform high throughput phenotyping platform
development, product testing and varietal evaluation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
⇗ Finalize sweetpotato and potato processing reports.
⇗ Draft sweetpotato and potato consumer diagnostic reports.
⇗ Update the boiled sweetpotato product profile to include findings from
processors and consumers.
⇗ Draft the boiled potato product profile.
⇗ Clean and upload datasets on RTBFoods website.
⇗ Contribute to finalizing potato and sweetpotato IJFST manuscripts.


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
⇗ The ideal candidate must hold at least a MSc. in Food Science or related
field.
⇗ At least 6 years of relevant work experience required in similar position.
⇗ Advanced level of MS Office
⇗ Advanced knowledge of database work
⇗ Advanced field data collection, statistical data analysis and
interpretation and manuscript writing.
⇗ Demonstrated ability to work effectively under tight and strict deadlines
and produce quality outputs.
⇗ Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

How to Apply
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link
below

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Deadline 21 st July 2020

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