Vacancy Number: AT/ASF-ECF/05/14
Department: Biosciences
Duration: 2 years’ contract
Department: Biosciences
Duration: 2 years’ contract
ILRI seeks to recruit an Animal Technician to support two
projects on vaccine development. One for control of African swine
fever(ASF) funded by BMZ (the German ministry for development assistance) and
the other for East coast Fever (ECF) control funded by the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the USAID Feed The Future (FTF) program.
ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways
out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium, a global
research partnership of 15 centers working with many partners for a food-secure
future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in West and
southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia. www.ilri.org.
The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and
research is conducted in 31 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are
supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors.
CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a
food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are
members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner
organizations. www.cgiar.org.
Responsibilities
- Sampling
of pigs that have been vaccinated with defined antigen delivery system
expressing African swine fever antigens
- Sampling
of pigs experimentally or naturally infected with African swine fever
virus in the laboratory or the field.
- Sampling
of cattle that have been vaccinated with defined delivery systems
expressing T. parva antigens.
- Sampling
of cattle that have been challenged with Theileria parva stabilates.
- Assessing
levels of T. parva parasitaemia and parasitosis in
experimentally infected or challenged cattle by microscopy
Requirements
- Diploma
in Animal handling and sampling
- Three
years working experience in a research or similar setting
- Experience
in sampling of sera, blood and tissues of pigs and cattle essential
- Strong
English language skills, both written and spoken
- Basic
computer literacy
- Willingness
to travel frequently, often to rural areas within the country.
Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) positions based
at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is for a 2 years’ contract period.
Job level and salary:
This position is job level 1C with a starting salary of
KES45,019per month. In addition to salary, ILRI offers Medical insurance
for staff and dependents, Life insurance, Pension at 12.5% employers
contribution, Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days+ public holidays within
ILRI’s National Recruited Staff Scheme.
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 Human Resources Director through our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on
or before 20 May 2014. The position title and reference
number REF: AT/ASF-ECF/05/14 should be clearly marked on
the subject line of the online application.
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
