Technical Assistant at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Technical Assistant to provide general support to research activities to the laboratory service units (Mycotoxin and Nutritional platform, Plant Growth Facility and Central core)

Key Responsibilities

Mycotoxin and Nutrition platform support

• Provide support in sample handling.
• Sample preparation by grinding/milling and drying using various equipment
• Cleaning and dusting of specialized equipment work benches and consumables.

Plant growth facility support

• Prepare soil and soilless growth media mix and sterilization for use in propagating tissue culture plantlets.
• Monitor pest and disease incidences through regular scouting of the plant growth facility and with supervision of greenhouse supervisor to perform chemical sprays.
• Clean and disinfect potting/ labelling materials.
• Work with green house users in disposing waste at the end of their project.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned.

Central Core support

• Collection and washing of used glassware.
•  Sterilization of glassware, media, buffer solutions and laboratory waste.
• Issuance of consumables to lab users.
• Collect and clean PPEs using laboratory dedicated laundry machines and return the PPEs to designated locations in various labs.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene in specialized labs such as Radioisotope, BSL2/3 conversion lab and biorepository areas.

Requirements

• Kenya certificate of secondary education
• Basics in biosafety and First Aid Training.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work independently with minimum supervision and productively in a multidisciplinary, multicultural team.