MSC INTERN – MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPE NUTRIENT VALIDATION TRIALS
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The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT is recruiting 2 Masters-level interns to support field monitoring, data collection, analysis, and reporting for 270 nutrient validation trials across Siaya, Bungoma, Nandi, Machakos, and Embu Counties, plus 4 ERW trials in 2 counties during the 2026 short-rains season. The role involves soil and plant sampling, trial quality assurance, farmer engagement, and backstopping ward-level extension staff. Closing date is 30 September 2026.
- Masters-level internship with hands-on field research experience
- Work across 5 Kenyan counties on nutrient validation trials
- Involves soil, plant sampling, data collection, and farmer engagement
- Supports 270 on-farm trials and 4 ERW trials during 2026 short-rains
- Deadline: 30 September 2026
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Original source description
- MSC
- INTERN – MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPE NUTRIENT VALIDATION TRIALS
- THE ORGANIZATION
- The Alliance of Bioversity International
- (
- www.bioversityinternational.org
- ) and the International Center for Tropical
- Agriculture (CIAT) (
- www.ciat.cgiar.org
- ) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural
- biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.
- Alliance solutions address the global crisis of malnutrition, climate change,
- biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
-
- With novel
- partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstream innovations to
- transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive
- prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis.
- The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research
- partnership for a food-secure future.
- About the position
- The
- Alliance’s Multifunctional Landscapes team are seeking to engage 2 Masters
- students to assist in field monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting
- of our 270 nutrient validation trials across 5 Counties of Kenya. This is in
- addition to 4 ERW trials in 2 Counties.
- Main
Responsibilities
- Support
- the establishment and implementation of on-farm nutrient recommendation
- validation trials in Siaya, Bungoma, Nandi, Machakos and Embu Counties,
- ensuring adherence to agreed experimental designs, protocols, and field
- implementation procedures.
- Support
- field monitoring and agronomic data collection during the 2026 short-rains
- season, including crop establishment, management operations, crop growth and
- development, yield and yield components, and relevant farmer-management
- information.
- Support
- soil, plant and other relevant sampling at defined stages of the validation and
- ERW trials, including proper sample collection, labeling, handling,
- documentation and coordination for laboratory analysis.
- Conduct
- routine trial quality assurance and protocol compliance checks, including verification
- of treatment application, plot integrity, completeness of field records and
- identification/documentation of deviations from established protocols.
- Backstop
- ward-level extension staff and field teams in providing participating farmers
- with appropriate agronomic guidance and ensuring consistent implementation and
- monitoring of trial treatments.
- Support
- farmer engagement and documentation of farmer observations, including implementation
- challenges, practicality of treatments and other contextual information
- relevant to interpretation and potential scaling of nutrient recommendations.
- Support
- data management and quality control, including digitization, cleaning,
- validation, organization and maintenance of field, soil, plant and laboratory
- datasets and associated metadata.
- Conduct
- statistical and agronomic analysis of trial data to assess crop response,
- nutrient-use efficiency, treatment performance and relevant soil responses.
- Prepare
- technical documentation and communication products, including field/trial
- summaries, technical reports, blogs and presentations communicating both the
- emerging and final findings.
- Develop a journal-quality manuscript
- draft synthesizing findings from the nutrient validation, in collaboration with
- other project team.
- include supporting trial implementation, conducting data management, and preparing technical documentation. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to sustainable agricultural practices and engage with local farmers.
- Candidate
Requirements
MSC in Agronomy, agricultural studies,
environmental studies, or any other related field.
Competencies
for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Summary by Impactpool
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture are seeking two Masters students for an internship focused on Multifunctional Landscape Nutrient Validation Trials in Kenya. Interns will assist in field monitoring, data collection, analysis, and reporting of nutrient validation trials across multiple counties.
MSC in Agronomy or related field
Education
and
Experience
- in data collection
- Basic analytics
- Report writing
- in farmer training and engagement.
- Ability to work in multi-cultural environment
- Problem solving
- in data collection
- Basic analytics skills
- Report writing
- in farmer training and engagement
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Problem-solving skills
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Benefits
Terms of employment
This is a
nationally recruited position based in Nairobi, Kenya. The contract will be for
up to Three (3) Months.
The Alliance
Bioversity-CIAT is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We
believe that diversity powers
our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. Recruiting and
mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global
character is a priority. We encourage applicants from all cultures, races,
colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability
statuses, sexual orientations, marital status, and gender identities. Female
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications
Applicants are invited to visit
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/jobs/
to get full details of the position and to submit
their applications. Applications MUST include reference
(RFP301439) MSC INTERN – MULTIFUNCTIONAL LANDSCAPE NUTRIENT
VALIDATION TRIALS
as the
position applied for. Application and CV should be saved as one document using
the candidate’s last name and first name for ease of sorting.
Note: The
Alliance does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process
(application, interview meeting, processing or training). The Alliance also
does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.
Applications
closing date: 30th September 2026
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