ILRI
seeks to recruit a Research Assistant to Contribute to Food Safety and Zoonoses
team being able to deliver science outputs in a timely and satisfactory manner.
The
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles
livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a
member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres
working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses
in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South,
Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.
CGIAR
is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its
science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR
Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org.
Key
responsibilities
- Support Systematic Literature Reviews for Hazards in 3.7 Value chains
·
Systematic
literature review of initial 20 full papers involving a public health focus on
Salmonella typhi, Campylobacter, Leptospirosis, Mycotoxins (Toxigenic), E.
Coli, Tuberculosis, Antibiotic residues, Salmonella, Brucellosis,
Staphylococcus, Rabies, Clostridium perfringens, Anthrax, Bacillus cereus, Rift
Valley fever, Cryptosporidium, Q fever (coxiella burnetti), Toxoplasma,
Trypanosomiasis
- Livestock Pest Economic Geography (LPEG)
·
First
pass analysis for mapping disease distributions and potential relative risks;
reviewing disease prioritization: Disease mapping, for Commonwealth Scientific
Research Organization (CSIRO)/UMN-HarvestChoice/ILRI project – follow up from
HC and data cleaning
·
Collate
and rank further 120 for diseases using Mendeley and pick the most reasonable
search terms to be made public depending on the quality of PubMed and CAB
direct publications in readiness for first publication by CSIRO/HarvestChoice.
- General Research support
·
Data/information
mining the total public health and animal health spend in developing countries
by budget/amount, approximately proportion devoted to: Education (initial
training of doctors, vets, nurses and any additional training), Laboratories, Infectious
disease control, Community animal health.
·
Compile
a report on participants, their institutions and their brucellosis expertise
·
Follow
up with participants for additional information and reports
·
Compile
a country report on brucellosis status for the priority countries
·
Facilitate
workshop logistics along with ILRI administration staff
·
Draft
the workshop report
Requirements
- A minimum of a BSc degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness or related field
- At least two years working experience in a research environment
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Detail oriented, well organized
- Ability to work well under supervision
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Highly motivated individual
- Interest in pursuing a career in research
Terms
of Appointment
This
is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus
and is open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 2-year
contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of
funding. ILRI will offer a competitive salary to the successful candidate. The
benefits package includes pension, medical and insurances.
Job
level and salary: This position is job level 2A Level 2 with a starting
salary of KES 71,479 per month. This is exclusive of other benefits provided 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. Applications should be
submitted online to the Human Resources through our recruitment
portal http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before
6 January 2014. Only online applications will be considered, and only
short listed candidates will be contacted. The position title and reference
number is RA/FSZ/12/13 and
should be clearly marked on the cover letter.
ILRI is an
equal opportunity employer.
To find out
more about ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org
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