Summary of responsibilities

• Support development of research designs and data collection tools
  
• Lead data collection activities, including hiring and training of the enumerators, supervision of data collection teams, and planning of field activities, including budgets and work plans.
  
• Lead in the process of application of ethical approvals, including being the point of contact between the team and the internal (CIMMYT) and external (e.g. JKUAT, ILRI) ethics committees
  

2. Papers, reports, and database management:

• In charge of data management and quality assurance; including data cleaning and management, data checks during data collection.
  
• Lead in data analysis and writing of technical reports
  
• Support as well as lead research papers.
  

3. Communication:

• Generate power-point presentations to share research findings.
  
• Engage stakeholders (breeding teams, NGOs, and other partners) on strategies, policies, and research needed to inform breeding design and investments in East Africa and beyond through workshops, briefs, and periodic one-on-one engagements.