Post-Doctoral Scientist- Wastewater Environmental Surveillance at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research on wastewater and environmental surveillance activities at airports and ports of entry in Kenya to strengthen public health and ecosystem protection under a One Health approach
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate capacity-building workshops and document proceedings and outcomes
• Design and implement awareness-raising activities targeting relevant stakeholders at ports of entry and prepare comprehensive activity reports
• Support the generation, analysis and integration of wastewater metagenomics datasets into the Ministry of Health (MoH) dashboard in collaboration with technical partners
• Organize and document stakeholder data-sharing workshops to enhance collaboration and promote evidence-based decision making
• Contribute to the development of policy briefs, guidelines and technical recommendations for the adoption and scale-up of WES initiatives that also support gender and youth inclusion
• Compile and maintain a repository (compendium) of WES best practices, standard operating procedures and protocols to guide WES implementation
• Prepare UNEP-compliant progress and final reports ensuring inclusion of disaggregated indicators and adherence to required reporting standards
• Write journal articles/papers to publish results as appropriate
• Contribute to the development of innovative concepts and ideas for further research including proposal writing/resource mobilization
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned

Requirements

• PhD in Genomics, Molecular Biology, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field
• Relevant professional certification
• Demonstrated experience in: Wastewater/environmental surveillance, Pathogen genomics and/or metagenomics and One Health surveillance systems
• Experience working with government agencies, ports/airports, or public health institutions
• Proven capacity in training, stakeholder engagement, and policy translation
• Strong understanding of gender and youth inclusion in capacity-building programs
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills