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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit fifteen (15) highly motivated and capable trainees who are interested in delivering genome profiling and information management services for crop and animal improvement programs in Africa. This is a 5 year project, with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to establish an Integrated Genotyping Service and Support (IGSS) to support African breeding programs with genome profiling and Information Technologies. The project is based at the Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, in partnership with a private sector company, Diversity Arrays Technology Pty Ltd (DArT PL), Australia. ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their ...

About our organization:  The World Agroforestry Centre (also known as the International Centre for Research in  Agroforestry or ICRAF) is an independent research institution which generates science-based  knowledge about the complex role trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As  part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental  problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new  technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.  The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and research is conducted in more than 30  countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are supported by the Consultative Group on  International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors.  To learn more about our organization, please visit our website: w...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Scientist, Molecular Genetics to join a team working on Goat genetic diversity and improvement with research sites in Ethiopia and Cameroon. This position is within the ILRI-BecA-Hub and the candidate will integrate with the African Goat improvement network. ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia.  www.ilri.org . CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.  www.cgiar.org . ILRI also ...

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 12:25 AM PDT The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a scientist whose focus will be the development and/or validation and application of molecular diagnostics tools with a focus on animal and plant viruses that create major constraints in African agriculture. This position is within the ILRI-BecA-Hub.   ILRI  works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia.  www.ilri.org . CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.  www....

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:53 AM PST Vacancy Number:  PD/BECA/ MOLECULAR GENETICS/12/11 Location:  Nairobi, Kenya Duration:  2-year contract renewable Total salary & benefit package circa USD 65000 (tax free*) ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes: s medical insurance s life insurance s and allowances for: children’s education; housing and baggage; home leave travel s annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus 11 paid public holidays General : The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, ...