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Research Officer – Plant Physiologist (1 Post)

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

Job Detail

  • Job ID 23998
  • 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/SRS/JOB11/2026/27
Position: Research Officer – Plant Physiologist (1 Post)
Reports to: Programme Leader
Salary Grade: UR5(i)RS
Age Limit: Not more than 50 years

Job Purpose: To study the physical, chemical, and biological functions of plants, by involve investigating fundamental processes like photosynthesis, nutrient uptake, and stress responses, with the goal of improving crop yields, developing climate-resilient vegetation, and advancing agricultural biotechnology.

Minimum requirements and Experience
  1. Applicants should hold an Honour’s Bachelor of Science Degree in Plant Sciences plus, a Master of Science in Crop Science (Plant Physiology Option) .
  2. Possession of a PhD in Plant Physiology is an added advantage.
  3. At least one scientific publication in the area of plant physiology is an added advantage.
Specific duties and responsibilities
  1. Conduct comprehensive literature review of physiology of plants.
  2. Draw up short, mid and long-term research goals and objectives on physiology of plants.
  3. Design and executing laboratory and field experiments to study how plants function at molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels.
  4. Investigate how plants respond and adapt to environmental stressors like droughts, extreme temperatures, soil salinity, and other climate change effects.
  5. Develop and test methods to improve water and nutrient efficiency, aiming to boost agricultural productivity and global food security.
  6. Collect and analyzing plant data using advanced techniques, such as high- phenotyping and remote sensing.
  7. Write regular technical progress reports, publish findings in scientific journals, and present at conferences.
  8. Liaise with other scientist like botanists, geneticists, and breeders to translate physiological traits into new, resilient plant varieties.
  9. Develop grant proposals to secure funding for conducting plant physiology and other related research.
  10. Develop sustainable management practices for target crops based on physiology of each plant species forming the system such as agroforestry.
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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