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Research Officer I (Human Health Theme)
Overall Purpose of the Job To support research projects based at ITOC Mbita and Muhaka Filed Station with One Health and veterinary component; this includes the support of experimental work with animals, development of animal health protocols and animal surveillance at a community level. Specific Duties Support the development of study protocols and standard operating…
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioinformatics (Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Unit)
Overall purpose of the job The job holder will offer icipe Bioinformatics Leadership, Data Analysis support, and capacity building. Specific duties Provide support for Bioinformatics data analysis within icipe (genomics, transcriptomics, and metagenomics data). Build Bioinformatics capacity within the center by developing and maintaining analysis workflows, establishing infrastructure, and training programs. Develop and maintain bioinformatics software for different…
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Research Officer I
Overall Purpose of the Job Handling the following research activities: Virus isolation, Arboviruses Surveillance. Molecular identification of DNA pathogens from ticks. ISFVs colony maintenance in the insectary. Conduct ISFV superinfection experiments. Specific Duties Cell culture maintenance and virus isolation in C6/36 (from Aedes albopictus), Sua 5b (from Anopheles gambiae) and Vero cells from monkey kidney.…
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Head of Communication
Overall purpose of the job In collaboration with the management team, the successful candidate will design and implement a Centre-wide communications strategy, boosting the visibility of the Centre to its international donors, and sharing the results of its research widely. A communications team of full-time staff, consultants and several communications officers and social scientists across…
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Head, Behavioral & Chemical Ecology Unit
Overall purpose of the job To provide research and programmatic leadership to the Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit. Coordinate and promote the broad field of chemical ecology through an interdisciplinary research approach across icipe’s 4-H Themes and within the framework of One Health. To maintain a portfolio of research that is aligned with icipe’s strategic…
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Director of Finance and Administration Director General (DG) Junior Research Assistant – 5 Positions Research Officer II – Animal Health Theme Junior Research Assistant – Plant Health Theme
Overall purpose of the job The Director of Finance and administration (DFA) provides leadership to the Finance and Administration functions of the Centre, incorporating responsibility for a large mixed workforce of professional and nonprofessional staff operating under various Units and in various locations. These Units include Finance, Budget, People Resources, Procurement and Liaison, Facilities and…
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Guest Services Supervisor
Overall Purpose of the Job 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 supports the Guest Centre Manager to ensure operations are carried out in an appropriate, cost-effective way. In meeting her/his objectives, the GSS manages…
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Research Assistant I – Plant Health Theme
Overall Purpose of the Job Assist in Insect rearing and colonies’ maintenance as well as in team experiments. Specific Duties Assistance in Lepidoptera stemborers rearing of Chilo partellus, Busseola fusca, Sesamia calamistis and Sesamia nonagrioides; Helping in the preparation of artificial diet for Lepidoptera stemborers; contributing to the cleaning vials and tubes used in the…
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Project Support Officer
Overall Purpose of the Job To provide administrative and project management support to Data Management, Modelling, and Geoinformation (DMMG) Unit for efficient and timely implementation of the unit’s projects’ activities. Specific Duties Support DMMG unit Scientists in a timely implementation of project work plan activities and follow-up of action points on projects. Assist in drafting…
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Research Officer II – Nematology Project Junior Research Assistant – Nematology Project
Overall Purpose of the Job Conduct research on various nematology aspects and capacity building on PhD, Masters and students on attachment and internships. Specific Duties Carrying out field, greenhouse trials and laboratory experiments. Sampling, sample processing and nematodes identification. Capacity Building; Training academic staff (University) and partners in NEMEDUSSA project and others, preparation of training…