Post-doc: Gender Research Fellow
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) invites applications for the internationally recruited position of Gender Research Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
The NEXTGEN Cassava project aims to significantly increase the rate of genetic improvement of cassava breeding and unlock the full potential of cassava, a staple crop central to food security and livelihoods across Africa. NEXTGEN implements and empirically tests a new breeding method known as genomic selection. The NEXTGEN project also seeks to make cassava breeding more gender responsive by addressing the cassava variety preferences for both men and women engaged in cassava production, processing and consumption. Improvement of cassava breeding objectives will result in new varieties that are more likely to be adopted to address farmer and consumer needs.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDF) will be a part of the NEXTGEN cassava breeding project. S/he is primarily expected to undertake research on gender–differentiated trait preferences in cassava. The PDF will carry out case studies on the intra-household decisions on varietal selection and gender roles in cassava value chains.
