Research Assistant - Breeding Data Management

About the role

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks Nigeria nationals for the Research Assistant - Breeding Data Management position at its Headquarters in Ibadan. This role supports the Breeding Data Manager in adopting and using the Enterprise Breeding System, for storing, managing, and reporting breeding information.

What you'll do

• Support the Breeding Data Manager in adopting and using the Enterprise Breeding System for storing, managing, retrieving, and reporting breeding information.
• Assist breeding teams with electronic data capture, including the preparation, testing, and validation of digital field books and data collection templates.
• Curate essential breeding data such as locations, traits, germplasm records, pedigrees, experimental metadata, and germplasm attributes for loading into EBS.
• Use R or Python for data cleaning, validation, duplicate identification, germplasm matching, site curation, data transformation, and routine reporting.
• Execute queries and extract data into approved templates, reports, dashboards, and other formats based on defined requirements.
• Update and maintain Power BI dashboards for monitoring activities, data quality, germplasm information, and other agreed indicators.

What they're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Agricultural Science, Plant Breeding, Bioinformatics, Information Technology or related with at least two years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including formulas, pivot tables, data validation, lookups, and data cleaning.
• Working knowledge of R or Python for data cleaning, transformation, and reproducible reporting.
• Ability to develop, update, and maintain Power BI dashboards including data modeling and visualization.
• Working knowledge of SQL and the ability to query relational databases.
• Familiarity with electronic data collection tools, digital field books, trait dictionaries, crop ontologies, phenotyping protocols, and ideally Enterprise Breeding System or BreedBase.

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing seeks Nigeria nationals for the position at the Institute’s Headquarters in Ibadan.
• Location is Ibadan, Nigeria; timezone requirements are not stated, confirm before interviewing.
• Contract type is a 3-years renewable contract.
• Remuneration is described as highly competitive, but currency or salary range is not specified.
• Visa or work-authorization requirements are not stated.