Vacancy title:
Research Officer – Pathology

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Science & Engineering, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
National Agricultural Research Organisation

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 5 2026

Duty Station:
Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue | Uganda | Entebbe

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 24 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance. The Director General invites suitably qualified Ugandans to apply for the following positions at PARIs and NARO Secretariat.

Job Purpose

To independently conduct research leading to establishment of causes of plant diseases, their mode of transmission, epidemiology, forecast and management.

Qualifications and Experience

• Applicants should hold an Honour’s Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Science plus a Master’s Degree in Agriculture related field.
• Should have three years demonstrated relevant working experience in a reputable organization in agriculture research environment.
• Proven record of publication in referred journals will be added advantage.
• Possession of a PhD is an added advantage.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify pathogens causing plant diseases.
• Undertake isolate, culture and characterise economically important plant causing pathogens.
• Conduct regular surveillance of economically important crop diseases in the country.
• Determine yield losses of economically important diseases on major crops
• Study and understand the epidemiology (interplay of factors) of plant diseases
• Develop appropriate disease management strategies.

Additional Information

Tenure of office: The tenure of office is a 5-year contract renewable upon satisfactory performance.

Only applications responding to this advertisement and its attendant timelines will be received.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure

Interested persons with the requirements should download NARO Job Application Form 2. Attach a recent passport photo and fill it in triplicate; attach detailed curriculum vitae with copies of academic certificates and testimonials to the undersigned not later than 5.00 pm on 05th August 2026.

Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top-left hand corner of the envelope.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and notified via NARO website, telephones and mail addresses as provided on the CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide certified copies of their Academic Qualifications.

Only applications responding to this advertisement and its attendant timelines will be received.

The Director General,

National Agricultural Research Organization,

Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue,

P.O.Box 295

Entebbe - Uganda

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