IITA Data Curator Jobs in Nigeria

IITA Data Curator Jobs in Nigeria


Duties

  • Work with Data Manager and the Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) on the adoption of a data management system (Enterprise Breeding System – EBS) for storing and retrieval of information;

  • Curate historical data from the Maize crop improvement program into templates for migration to the EBS;

  • Check the quality and integrity of the data to be uploaded to the EBS;

  • Ensure that the CG-core metadata standards are adhered to for all Maize improvement data;

  • Perform data wrangling of large datasets to fill defined templates;

  • Define and implement data standards and best practices for Research Data Management by developing ontologies, phenotyping protocols, quality standards, Trait dictionaries, templates and fieldbooks.

  • Maintain coherent repository of Crop Information (genealogy, phenotype and genotype) allowing public access and secondary use for predictive breeding and comparative biology;

  • Assist members of the Maize breeding program to capture data electronically and use the EBS to manage the day to day activities of their breeding programs;

  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

    Qualification

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Biometrics, Research Methods, Bioinformatics or other
    related field with five (5) years relevant experience in data management.

    Competencies:

    The ideal candidate must have:

  • Computer, data management, R Data wrangling skills.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; IITA Data Curator Jobs in Nigeria


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