Post-Doctoral Fellow-Diagnostic Assays at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Job description

Responsibilities

• To source or develop and establish at ILRI the most appropriate assays for screening of human and animal samples for the targeted zoonotic diseases.
• To supervise the performance of the assays and interpret the results
• To transfer the assays to suitable high-throughput and penside formats, and validate the performance of the new assays
• Contribute to resource mobilization and capacity building
• Interact with other members of the group
• Publish results as peer-reviewed articles

Requirements

• PhD in Medical, Veterinary or Biological Sciences
• Requisite and relevant publication record
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in relevant techniques in the development and performance of serological and nucleic acid–based diagnostic assays

Post location: The research work will be undertaken in ILRI’s main laboratories in Nairobi and in the field laboratory in Busia, Kenya.

Position level: Post-doctoral level.

Duration: 3 years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and continued funding.

Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical insurance, life insurance and allowances for: education, housing, home leave, and annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays.