ICIPE Head of Plant Health Jobs in Kenya

icipe—International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology—is a world-class research centre with a mission to alleviate poverty by ensuring food security, improving health, protecting the environment and building the capacity of researchers and communities across the developing world through the application of insect sciences.

Employing more than 500 national and international staff, icipe is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with outposts in Ethiopia and on the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya.

Duties/activities/deliverables

The aim of the icipe Plant Health Theme is to contribute towards improving agricultural production in Africa, with
the overall goal of contributing to food security, human and environmental health, and to household and national economies. Reporting to the Director of Research & Partnerships (DRP), the successful applicant will be part of
a multidisciplinary team contributing leadership and research strategy to the Centre in collaboration with icipe’s other Themes and Units.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain a portfolio of research, with a
focus on integrated pest management (IPM) that is aligned with icipe’s strategy and goals.


Specific duties

The successful candidate is expected to: