Closing date: Thursday, 29 January 2015
Vacancy Number: REF: RT/IITA/01/15
Department: IITA
Duration: 1 year fixed term contract
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Technician to assist the banana transformation team at IITA in genetic transformation and molecular analysis.
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2014, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium ( www.cgiar.org) working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries to keep their animals alive and productive, to increase and sustain overall productivity, find profitable markets for their products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org
Responsibilities
- Media preparation for tissue culture
- Routine work on Plant Tissue culture and Genetic transformation
- Development and maintenance of cell suspension of banana
- Generation of transgenic banana plants
- Multiplication and maintenance of transgenic plants
- Molecular analysis of transgenic plants
- Glasshouse evaluation of transgenic plants
- Maintenance of bacterial cultures
- Record keeping and Data Analysis
- Any other duties assigned
Requirements
- BSc Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Plant Science or relevant field
- Experience in Plant tissue culture and genetic transformation
- Computer literacy, data organization and statistical analysis skills
- Able to cope with heavy intermittent workloads extending beyond office hours and during weekends
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in Plant tissue culture and Plant Transformation
- Computer literacy, data organization and statistical analysis skills
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is for a 1 year fixed term period.
Job level and salary: This position is job level 2A with a starting salary of KES
- 69,695 per month.
- In addition to salary, ILRI offers medical insurance for staff and dependents, life insurance, pension at 12.5% employers contribution, annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays within ILRI’s National Recruited Staff Scheme.
How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal: http://ift.tt/1d1J7dS before 29 January 2015. The position title and reference number
- RT/ IITA /01/15 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at
- http://www.ilri.org
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at
- http://ift.tt/Td6tQQ
ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
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