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3 Senior Principal Research Officer job at National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) | Apply Now
Are you looking for Research jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Senior Principal Research Officer job at National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
About the Organisation
The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is Uganda’s premier public institution mandated to coordinate, generate, and disseminate agricultural research that supports sustainable development, food security, and improved livelihoods. Established under the National Agricultural Research Act of 2005, NARO has evolved into a renowned center of scientific excellence, recognized regionally and internationally for its groundbreaking research and innovations in crop and livestock production, fisheries, forestry, and natural resource management.
With a vibrant and knowledge-driven work culture that promotes scientific integrity, collaboration, and professional growth, NARO offers diverse career opportunities and flexible work arrangements aimed at attracting and retaining top-tier researchers and support staff. The organization’s business model is rooted in a decentralized research system, leveraging a network of specialized research institutes across Uganda to generate context-specific solutions and technologies tailored to farmers’ needs.
NARO upholds core values of excellence, accountability, innovation, teamwork, and client orientation, and integrates these into all its programs and partnerships. Its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility is evident in community-based outreach, capacity-building initiatives, youth involvement in agriculture, and environmental conservation efforts. With a wide reach and influence in both national policy and grassroots transformation, NARO remains instrumental in driving agricultural advancement in Uganda and beyond. For more information, visit www.naro.go.ug.
Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda
Full Time
Job Title
3 Senior Principal Research Officer job at National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Principal Research Officer (3 Jobs)
Organisation: National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Duty Station: Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
The Generic tasks of the successful candidate will be to:
Designing and implementing innovative and integrated research projects, experiments and studies based on thematic multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams.
Developing grant proposals to secure funding for conducting specific research programs in line with the Institute’s strategic management plan.
Identifying sources of funding, mobilizing resources and developing proposals for competitive funding especially those that enhance linkages and partnerships.
Publishing and disseminating scientific research findings in peer reviewed journals, books etc.
Providing technical leadership, mentorship, supervision and consultation to team members, research officers, professional co-workers, collaborators, students and others attached to the organization.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Mandatory criteria: Applicants must meet the following five criteria.
Possession of a PhD with the exception of staff in the Engineering Discipline who possess a Master’s degree.
Having served as Principal Research Officer for at least five (5) years.
Evidence of having contributed towards development of at least one research development proposals in the last five years totaling to Five Million United States Dollars (US $ 5,000,000).
Having participated in high quality research resulting in the development of patented, licensed, and/or commercialized new product(s). This shall be evidenced by a patent, license, registration number, or by any other defendable means.
Having published as first author and/or co-author of at least two articles in a journal(s) with an impact factor > 3.0 in the past five years.
Optional criteria:
Applicants must meet any four of the following criteria.
Having published at least a chapter in a book with ISBN or ISSN numbers.
Successful supervision of at least five postgraduate students, with three of the students at PhD level, in the past five years.
Examination of at least three PhD theses as “Internal/External Examiner” or “Opponent” in the past five years.
Being a reviewer for at least one peer reviewed Journal.
Having served as a Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI on an international and/or regional project.
Direct mentorship and/or supervision of at least ten NARO staff of middle level rank in the past five years.
Serving or having served as a member of a regional and/or global research board.
Contribution to development of at least one physical infrastructure and/or equipment for niche analytical capacity.
Contribution to the development of at least one draft policy, strategy, manual and guideline.
How to Apply
Interested persons with the above requirements should submit hard copy applications in triplicate together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving telephone and e-mail addresses as well as copies of all your academic documents and certificates plus a summary of your appraisals for the past three years, to the undersigned
Deadline: 13th May 2025 by 5.00pm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO web-site, telephones and e-mail addresses as provided on the CV.
Only applications responding to this advertisement and its attendant timelines will be received.
The Director General
National Agricultural Research Organization
Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue
P.O. Box 295,
ENTEBBE
