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Research Officer – Fish Breeding (1 post)

Full time @NARO posted 2 days ago in Government Email Job

Job Detail

  • Job ID 23995
  • Career Level  Officer
  • Experience  3 Years
  • Gender  Both
  • Industry  Government
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor
  • Job Type  Full time

Job Description

The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance. The Director General invites suitably qualified Ugandans to apply for the following positions at PARIs and NARO Secretariat.

REF. NO: NARO/RS/JOB8/2026/27
Position: Research Officer – Fish Breeding (1 post)
Reports to: Programme Leader
Salary Grade: UR5(i)RS
Age Limit: Not more than 50 years

Job Purpose: To design, coordinate, and evaluate fish breeding and genetic improvement programmes aimed at enhancing aquaculture productivity, conserving genetic resources, and generating improved fish strains for sustainable aquaculture systems.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience.
  1. Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Zoology, or a related field, plus a Master’s Degree in Fish Breeding, Aquaculture Genetics, Animal Breeding, or a related discipline.
  2. At least three years of demonstrated experience in fish breeding, aquaculture research, hatchery operations, fisheries genetics, or related research activities.
  3. Experience in quantitative genetics, bioinformatics, molecular genetics, and genomic analysis will be an added advantage.
  4. A proven record of publications in refereed scientific journals is an added advantage.
  5. Possession of a PhD in Aquaculture Genetics, Fish Breeding, Animal breeding, or a related field is an added advantage.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Genetic Improvement: Develop and maintain selective breeding programs for key aquaculture species (e.g., Nile tilapia, catfish, Mirror carp, etc) to improve traits like growth rate, feed conversion, and disease resistance.
  2. Data Collection & Analysis: Collecting phenotypic data, pedigree tracking, and biometric measurements to estimate heritability and breeding values.
  3. Genomic Integration: Utilize modern genomic tools and marker-assisted selection (MAS) to accelerate genetic gain.
  4. Hatchery Management: Provide technical oversight for bloodstock management, spawning, and larval rearing to ensure high-quality fry/fingerling production.
  5. Research & Innovation: Conducting applied research to identify new productivity and resilience traits.
  6. Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex genetic and breeding data into practical guidelines for local fish farmers and hatchery operators.
  7. Collect, characterizing, conserving, and sustainably utilize indigenous fish genetic resources for biodiversity conservation and genetic resource management.
  8. Identify priority research areas in fish breeding, genetics, genomics, and aquaculture production systems to guide strategic research planning and innovation.
  9. Develop or adopting and documenting technologies for propagation of new species in aquaculture
Application Procedures:

Interested persons with the requirements should download NARO Job Application Form 2. Attach a recent passport photo and fill it in triplicate; attach detailed curriculum vitae with copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned not later than 5.00 pm on 05th August 2026

Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top-left hand corner of the envelope.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO website, telephones and e-mail addresses as provided on the CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide certified copies of their Academic Qualifications.

Tenure of Office: The tenure of office is a 5-year contract renewable upon satisfactory performance.

Only applications responding to this advertisement and its attendant timelines will be received.

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