Research Officer III – Animal and Human Health, Nairobi, Kenya 222 views

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Officer III to support in the African Swine fever vaccine development.

ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org

Responsibilities

• Direct responsibility for planning animal experiments, outputs of projects and creating new tools, methods, approaches.
  • Viral work, growth of ASFV and titrations.
  • Planning and execution of pig animal experiments, including protection experiments.
  • Assessment of immune responses and correlations using ELISpot screening of CD8 cells and CD4 cells, and ELISAs.
• Working with existing partners (J.Craig Venter Institute, Friedrich Loeffler Institute.
• Conducting science of an international standard and establishing a publications record.

• Tags

  food and nutrition

  livestock

  organizational development

  research centres

  vaccine development

  west africa

• Staff supervisory responsibility, supervision of technician (s).
• Participation in proposal development and report writing to funder (the former, if relevant calls are available and timing fits).

Requirements

• M.Sc. in immunology or related field
• 5-7 years of working experience
• Experience in immunology, preferably also virology
• Experience with clinical trials, animal experiments, preferably pig experiments or other clinical trials
• Experience with the following methods is desirable: IFN-ELISpot, ELISA, neutralization assay, PCR
• Experience in teamwork/management of technicians
• Excellent communication skills

Terms of Appointment

This position is at job level HG 14and open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is a 2 year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances

How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by clicking on the ‘‘ tab above before 24 December 2019. The position title and reference number REF: RO/ AHH /12/2019 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

We thank all applicants for their interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

To find out more about ILRI visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.