Technician - Microbiology at Kenyatta University

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc. Degree from a Registered and recognized University in any of the following areas of specialization: Botany, Applied Biology or Plant Sciences.
• KSCE mean Grade C+ (plus) or equivalent and above.
• Have at least three (3) years relevant work experience in a busy Teaching, Research or a Quality Assurance Laboratory.
• Those with experience in a herbarium will have an added advantage.
• Be computer literate.

While reporting to the Director, NPRC Successful candidate will be expected to:

• Maintain current Good Laboratory Practices.
• Prepare and review standard operating procedures.
• Identify medicinal plants and herbal materials in the field.
• Collect, harvest and transport medicinal plant materials to NPRC.
• Participate in primary and secondary processing of herbal materials.
• Use microscopic and macroscopic techniques to identify herbal materials and adulterants in the laboratory.
• Calibrate and maintain assigned laboratory equipment.
• Create a herbarium of medicinal plants at the NPRC.
• Participate in quality improvement programs to ensure that the laboratory testing is accurate and timely.
• Assist local and international postgraduate students and researchers in laboratory and field work.
• Participate in documentation of medicinal plants of Kenya.
• Participate in maintenance of Kenyatta University Medicinal Plants Research Garden.
• Participate in establishment of medicinal plants gardens in Kenya.