About icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health
Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, icipe was established in 1970, to address this very paradox of insects and accompanying challenges. The Centre’s mission is to use insect science for sustainable development, to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by add... read moreressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental degradation.
Since its founding, icipe has remained committed to developing and disseminating environmentally safe, affordable, acceptable and accessible tools and strategies to control insect pests and disease vectors. icipe’s mandate further extends to the sustainable conservation and utilisation of Africa’s rich biodiversity.
icipe is the only international institution in Africa working primarily on arthropods. Therefore capacity building of individual researchers and institutions in Africa is an integral part of all the Centre’s research and development activities. icipe also aims to empower women, harness the youth and build capacity to use, transfer and teach the Centre’s technologies.
How we work
icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health Jobs in Kenya
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The Director of Finance and administration (DFA) provides leadership to the Finance and Administration functions of the Centre, incorporating responsibility for a larg
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The main job responsibility for the Guest Services Supervisor (GSS) is to supervise supporting staff and direct their daily duties. The GSS is the Principal Assistant and
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Assist in Insect rearing and colonies’ maintenance as well as in team experiments.
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Assistance in Lepidoptera stemborers rearing of Chilo pa
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To provide administrative and project management support to Data Management, Modelling, and Geoinformation (DMMG) Unit for efficient and timely implementation of the unit
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Plant propagation and maintaining plants for research trials outdoors and in the greenhouse. Maintaining cleanliness in the greenhouse, extraction room and all the rooms
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Conduct research on various nematology aspects and capacity building on PhD, Masters and students on attachment and internships.
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Carrying out fie
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To provide support for mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) research activities within several Human Health research projects (malaria, tungiasis and othe
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To protect icipe land parcel and other infrastructure at Kuja River field site.
To regularly give reports concerning the security status at Kuja River field site to
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The Research Officer will support an arbovirus project investigating drivers of dengue virus transmission and the potential for Wolbachia-based transmission blocking in K
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To assist in crop production and management for the project in screen house, experimental plots and vegetable companion plants gardens, assist in laboratory, semi-field (
icipe seeks to recruit an outstanding, dynamic and self-motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to complement arthropod microbiome research in the Environmental Health Theme, with active collaboration
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To provide research and programmatic leadership to the Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit.
Coordinate and promote the broad field of chemical ecology through an i
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Perform late night check-ins and check-outs, provide overnight assistance to resident guests, and support kitchen and restaurant service functions after hours.
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The overall responsibility is to lead the food production process in the hot kitchen area effectively and efficiently while maintaining food safety and hygiene standards.
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The main responsibility of the Guest Room Attendant (GRA)is to clean and service guest rooms and public areas to ensure a pleasant guest / user experience.
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The main job responsibility for the waiter is to provide food and beverage service to guests at the restaurant, in meeting rooms and during events.
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To provide support to the Senior Accountants in accounting tasks to ensure adequate financial implementation and management of financial resources in line with the icipe
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To support with packaging and archiving BioInnovate Africa communications documentations that targets broader audience, through production of information, education, and