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Sweetpotato Quality Improvement Specialist

Il y a 2 mois


Montpellier, Occitanie, France CIP Temps plein
Job Description

CIP is seeking a highly skilled Sweetpotato Quality Improvement Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing quality improvement initiatives in sweetpotato breeding and processing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA), instrumental texture analysis, and consumer acceptability/rejection thresholds for sweetpotato.
  • Extract sweetpotato genotypes with superior quality traits from breeding populations using developed SOPs.
  • Evaluate thresholds of acceptability/rejection of selected essential quality traits for boiled sweetpotato in Uganda.
  • Develop and present a consumer test questionnaire to an interdisciplinary team for review.
  • Retool a trained sensory panel and conduct quality tests on samples used in consumer tests.
  • Organize and conduct consumer tests and participatory processing quality tests in urban and rural locations with selected panel of genotypes grown in Namulonge.
  • Conduct routine quality analysis of sweetpotato harvests and develop models to validate cooking quality thresholds.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field.
  • Experience in consumer-led food product development, food analysis, sensory analysis, experimental design, surveys, data management, data analysis, and report writing.
  • At least 3 years of experience in conducting field surveys, statistical data analysis and interpretation, communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Experience with potato and sweetpotato value chains is an added advantage.
Working with CIP

CIP is a leading international agricultural research center that aims to reduce poverty and improve food security in developing countries. We are committed to delivering high-quality research and development services to our clients and partners.