Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.

AHRI would like to hire qualified candidate in the position of Researcher II.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead the day today activities of the molecular laboratory
• Lead the establishment of good laboratory management system
• Train laboratory members of the directorate on the planning, coordination and reporting aspect of laboratory activities
• Liaise between the laboratory coordinator and PIs to insure GCLP is established and maintained
• Work closely with colleagues to identify opportunities for improvement 
• Train on documentation systematic documentation of experimental work
• Insure completeness and capture of data timely, summarize and present best practices and loopholes for improvement
•  Write protocols, reports and SOPs when needed
• Assist in Ordering/maintaining instruments and reagents for Adama and central lab Requirements
• Work in the molecular laboratory; especially genomics and proteomics related works
• Grant writing

Job Requirements

Education, Experience & Publication Point:

• MSc in Biotechnology or similar field AND nine (9) years work experience AND sixteen (16) publication points; and a background in Biomedical Science is an added advantage; OR
• PhD in Biotechnology or similar field AND six (6) years work experience AND sixteen (16) publication points; and a background in Biomedical Science is an added advantage 
• Experience in research demonstrated by high impact publications is mandatory
• Willing to travel and assume additional responsibilities as might be necessary 

How to Apply

Interested applicants who fulfilled the above requirements should send the following through ethiojobs.net on or before October 10, 2020.

• A CV/resume (not more than 7 pages)
• A cover letter (not more than one page)
• A one page table summarizing your educational background, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process

Please list down your publications in your CV.

References: Please provide three references including their e-mail address.

No. Required: 01 (one)

Applicants cannot have more than one application simultaneously under consideration for employment at AHRI.

Employment Type: Contract employment basis with possible extension based on performance and budget availability.