Key Responsibilities:

Conduct laboratory experiments by as per study protocol following SOPs in the wet lab including single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and amplicon NGS using the ONT Nanopore platform;

Perform HRP2/3 gene deletions in P. falciparum using a novel multiplex bead-based assay (MBA) on MAGPIX® System

Development of laboratory SOPs

Maintenance of good laboratory and clinical practice and quality laboratory standards

Preparation of project progress reports and submission of the same to the Head of KEMRI Malaria Division at CGHR and CDC project PI and other CDC collaborators in a timely fashion;

Vacancy Requirements:

At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in wet laboratory procedures including sample processing, DNA extraction and PCR Mandatory

Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology, parasitology, immunology, molecular biology or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution; Mandatory

At least 2 years of laboratory research experience in malaria or other childhood diseases in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa; Mandatory

Strong hands-on experience with current laboratory methods (wet lab including using multichannel pipettes, single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and ideally some NGS experience or parasite culture experience) Mandatory

Analytical skills and use of at least one statistical software package, e.g. SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, Python; Mandatory

Experience working in collaboration with multiple agencies/partners; Mandatory

Strategic thinking; Skills & Competencies

Analytical skills; Skills & Competencies

Lab technique troubleshooting skills; Skills & Competencies

Creativity and Innovativeness; Skills & Competencies

Critical thinking skills; Skills & Competencies

Communication and reporting skills; Skills & Competencies

Interpersonal and negotiation skills. Skills & Competencies

Team player Skills & Competencies