Vacancy title:
Technician – Aquaculture

[Type: CONTRACTOR, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Science & Engineering, Farming & Outdoors, Animal Care, Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
National Agricultural Research Organisation

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 5 2026

Duty Station:
Uganda | Uganda

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

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview),

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.

Responsibilities or duties,

• Fish Farm Operations: Assist in the day-to-day management of fish farms, including pond preparation, stocking, feeding, and harvesting.
• Water Quality Monitoring: Monitor and maintain water quality parameters (dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, ammonia) in fish ponds and tanks.
• Hatchery Operations: Assist in hatchery activities including broodstock management, spawning, larval rearing, and fingerling production.
• Feed Management: Prepare and distribute fish feed according to feeding schedules.
• Disease Monitoring: Monitor fish health and report any signs of disease or stress.
• Data Recording: Maintain accurate production records (stocking densities, feed conversion rates, mortality, harvest weights).
• Maintenance: Maintain fish farm infrastructure, equipment, and nets.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills),

Experience needed,

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes).

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: bachelor 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.

The Director General,

National Agricultural Research Organization,

Plot 11-13, Lugard Avenue,

P.O.Box 295

Entebbe - Uganda

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