Laboratory Analyst - 9 Posts at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities 
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will be on job training and will work under the guidance of a senior and more experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Receiving, recording, packaging, dispatching, analyzing and preserving samples; 
• Preparing media, stains and dyes; maintaining biological cultures; 
• Caring for laboratory animals undertaking disease surveillance activities; 
• Performing vaccine, animal products and by products quality assurance tests; 
• Calibrating laboratory equipment; and 
• Standardizing laboratory procedures and writing reports.

For appointment to this grade

• A candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Technology, Biotechnology, Applied Biology, Biochemistry, Analytical/Applied Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science and Technology in any of the following fields;(Analytical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Biology Civil Engineering, Civil) from a university recognized in Kenya.