Funded by Norad, the FASA project is being implemented in Nigeria, Zambia, and Kenya, with additional research components in Malaysia and Sweden. The project aims to scale sustainable, affordable, and nutritionally optimized aquatic feeds to strengthen resilience within aquatic food systems.
Responsibilities:
Building the App Structure: Design and implement the app's architecture to support a comprehensive database of local ingredients, nutritional profiles, and pricing.
Back-End Development: Develop a robust back-end system to handle data integration, real-time updates, and advanced optimization algorithms for cost and nutritional precision.
Template and User Interface Design: Create a user-friendly interface with localized content and language support to ensure accessibility and ease of use for farmers.
User Creation and Sign-In Functionality: Implement secure user authentication and data protection measures to support a growing user base and ensure data privacy.
App Architecture Design: Develop a scalable and efficient architecture to support the app's functionalities, including a comprehensive database of local ingredients and nutritional profiles.
Back-End System Development: Implement a robust back-end system capable of handling data integration, real-time updates, and optimization algorithms to ensure cost and nutritional precision.
User Interface and Template Design: Create an intuitive and user-friendly interface with localized content and language support to facilitate ease of use and accessibility for farmers.
User Authentication and Data Security: Develop secure user creation and sign-in functionalities to protect user data and support a growing user base, ensuring compliance with data privacy standards.
Requirements:
Proven experience as a data scientist, data engineer, or research software engineer, ideally in an applied or proficiency in app architecture design and back-end development.
Experience with database management and integration of real-time data updates.
Strong knowledge of user interface and template design, with a focus on user experience.
Expertise in programming languages such as Python, Java, or similar.
Familiarity with frameworks and tools for mobile app development.
Experience using GitHub for version control and collaboration.
