CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN INTEGRATED SOIL FERTILY MANAGEMENT (ISFM) RESEARCH FELLOW AT IITA CAMEROON STATION, YAOUNDE

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture calls for applications to the position of ISFM research Assistant opened for the needs of IITA Cameroon Station in Yaoundé. The detailed terms of reference of the position could be requested by e-mail at: iita-cameroon@cgiar.org   with a copy of the request to: C.Masso@cgiar.org 

Application folder: The application file shall include the following documents:

• A detailed curriculum vitae including list of publications in Thompson journals with impact factor;
• A letter of motivation (maximum of two pages; including the full names of the candidate, his full address, phone number and email address),
• A copy of the national identity card for Cameroonian citizens and passports for other candidates;
• A list of three referees including their contacts, and importantly including the recent employer/supervisor.

The advertisement will remain open until a suitable candidates is recruited. However, the first screening of applications is planned for 15 July 2019 with possibility of interviews anytime from then and lasted by end of July 2019

All application should be submitted by e-mail to iita-cameroon@cgiar.org with copy of the application folder to C.Masso@cgiar.org to the attention of: 

The IITA Resident Representative
International institute of Tropical Agriculture in Cameroon
P.O Box 2008 Yaoundé (Messa)
Tel: 222 23 74 34; (+237) 699 31 97 47

Qualification & Education:

• Recent PhD degree in soil fertility management or soil chemistry (i.e 1-3 years), or an MSc degree with significant research experience in the same field (i.e. at least 6 years of experience from the abstention of the MSc degree)

Work Experience: 

• A previous working experience of at least 6 years in the relevant field; PhD training is considered as working experience for this call.
• Only the experience after the abstention of an MSc degree in the relevant field will be considered.

Language requirement: Only fully bilingual (English and French) candidates will be considered for this position, because of the nature of the nature of the work.

Restriction: There is no restriction related to citizenship, but priority will be given to Cameroonian citizens. All applications are welcome, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Equity in employment: IITA encourages applications from women, men young people who Believe they meet the requirements of the position.

All applications will be assessed in a fair and objective manner. Only preselected candidates will be contacted.