Data Analyst – Agricultural Research (Tamale)

About the role

The Data Analyst will support IITA’s agricultural research projects by ensuring high‑quality data acquisition, management and analysis. This role contributes directly to the successful implementation and reporting of agronomic trials and socio‑economic studies.

Key responsibilities

• Offer training and support to field teams and dissemination partners in establishing agronomic research trials.
• Develop instruments for collecting quality data from trials, demonstration plots and socio‑economic studies.
• Enter, analyse and synthesize data, drawing logical conclusions for project outputs.
• Maintain and store all project research data, sharing it with the senior project data analyst.
• Prepare summary reports and contribute to technical reports and scientific manuscripts.
• Inform IITA and project partners about progress, ensuring timely outputs and feedback.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Country Coordinator.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Biometrics, Statistics, Soil Science or Agronomy from a recognised university.
• Minimum two years experience in agronomic field experimentation and research data management.
• Ability to organise, manage and participate in agricultural and socio‑economic research, including protocol design.

Required skills

• Genstat
• SAS
• SPSS