- In collaboration with partners on the initiative, identify potential integration of other target crops into product development process.
- Assess interest and capacity of selected SMEs in Central Africa (technically and from a business standpoint) to engage in sweetpotato product value chains.
- Lead the procuring and testing of innovative equipment as it becomes available.
- Collaborate with private sector companies in developing viable sweetpotato product value chains.
- Conduct consumer preference surveys to gain insights into consumer preferences linked to selected sweetpotato products.
- Ensure collaborating partners are trained in food safety protocols.
- Collaborate with the Food Analysis and Nutrition Evaluation laboratory in assessing nutrient composition of products developed.
- Participate in regular team meetings, engaging in multi-sectoral planning and contributing to other activities upon supervisor's request.
- Produce progress reports of the research on a timely basis.
- Prepare monthly stories from the field.
- MSc degree in Food Technology or Food Science.
- Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience, havingworked on projects that engaged with private sectors is a plus.
- Experience in product development is highlypreferred.
- Proven ability in developing marketing strategies.
- Strong skills in nutrition and statistics.
- Excellentinterpersonal relationships skills and teamwork orientation
- Excellentcommunication and writing skills in English.
- Knowledge of French.
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Research Associate - Montpellier, France - CIP
Description
The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a ResearchAssociate - Food Technologist to be based in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Position: The candidate will support the Market-driven, Resilient andNutritious Agri-food Systems in the Humid zones of West and Central Africa(WCA) initiative. This initiative aims to build a more resilient,climate-smart, nutritious, gender equitable and viable food production systemthrough development and scaling of novel and inclusive production andpost-harvest technologies, participatory decision-making and planning, andinformed governance systems.In Rwanda,previous research undertaken by the International Potato Center (CIP) demonstratedthe potential for developing economically viable processed products usingorange-fleshed sweetpotato puree as a key ingredient and other products (fried,juice) using sweetpotato roots.
The selected candidatewill report to the Senior Research Associate for planning and implementation ofthe WCA activities and co-supervise by the Food Chemistry – Post Doc fortechnical evaluation and support.
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