• Ensure that all scientific work in KEFRI is performed with correctly named plants.
• Get actively involved in all aspects of conservation, inventory and mapping of vegetation resources.
• Ensure that voucher specimens permitting future checking are deposited in KEFRI herbarium.
• Maintain and develop KEFRI herbarium.

Requirements for Appointment

• M.Sc. Degree in Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Studies and Agroforestry from a recognized Institution.
• Computer literacy.

• Participate in the conceptualization, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating of Research & Development projects/programmes/activities.
• Develop and validate diagnostic approaches for agroforestry systems and technologies.
• Design, collect data and analyze agroforestry experiments for various agro-ecological zones.
• Evaluate agroforestry systems for enhanced livelihood.
• Manage resources.
• Identify problems, analyze and formulate multi-disciplinary research proposals with other scientists.
• Prepare reports and technical/scientific publications.
• Provide advisory and training services.
• Disseminate research findings.
• Guide other technical staff including foresters and technologists working the scientists.

• M.Sc. Degree in any of the following disciplines: Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Studies, Agroforestry, from a recognized Institution.
• Computer literacy.

• Participate in the conceptualization, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating of Research & Development projects/programmes/activities.
• Develop and update strategies for national germplasm improvement.
• Identify, select and develop programmes for genetic improvement of various tree species.
• Design, collect data and analyze tree improvement experiments in various agri-ecological zones.
• Manage resources.
• Identify problems analyze and formulate multi-disciplinary research proposals with other scientists.
• Prepare reports and technical/scientific publications.
• Provide advisory and training services.
• Disseminate research findings.
• Guide other technical staff including foresters and technologists working with the scientists.

• M.Sc. Degree in Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Studies and Biology & Silviculture from a recognized Institution.
• Computer literacy.

• Assist Research Scientists in design of experiments, field layouts, social studies, data analysis, interpretation of results and reporting.
• Assist Research Scientists in designing research tools for data collection and management.
• Identify biometrical and statistical needs of the scientists and that of Institute and strategize how to address them.
• Organize and conduct relevant refresher courses for scientists and technical support staff to effectively integrate biometry in research.
• Oversee management of research protocols, database and applications.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

• M.Sc. degree from recognized university in Biometry/Statistics or M.Sc. Mathematics.
• Research experience of at least two (2) years with proven quantifiable contributions in relevant field such as publications.
• Demonstrate knowledge on a range of statistical software and packages such as GENSTAT, SPSS, R, STATA, SAS among others.
• Demonstrate knowledge on relation to database and applications.