Job Description

Job Description

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 has six research directorates; Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Bacterial and Viral Diseases, Mycobacterial Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Malaria-Neglected Tropical Diseases (MNTD), and Clinical Trial. Over the 50 years’ service, AHRI is well known for its hub function for skill and technology transfer and partnership embracing research agendas with direct impact in the development and transformation of population in Ethiopia and beyond.

We are looking for self-driven, and motivated Junior Researchers to join our Adama and Arba Minch teams.

The Role and Responsibilities

·         Responsible to collect field sociodemographic and ecological data, and adult and larval stage of mosquitoes

·         Responsible for rearing, parity assessment, blood meal analysis, and species identification

·         Responsible for field entomology activities and related laboratory work

·         Assist in differentresearch projects under the MNTD

Added advantages and skills

·         Evidence of additional techniques including molecular and microscopy will be an added advantage

·         Having certificate in malaria microscopy specialty

·         Good experience in entomology

·         Self-driven, self-motivated and a desire to advance knowledge

·         Excellent interpersonal communication

·         Passionate about research in life science

·         Willing to support others and share workloads

·         Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels

·         Ability to work with others/team work

·         Flexible to working off-working hours or weekends and holidays as needed

·         Willingness to take up additional responsibilities and continuous training as needed

Job Requirements

·   BSc degree in Biology from a recognized institution with zero year work experience.

No. Required: 02 (two)

Duty Station: Adama and Arba Minch

How to Apply

Interested applicants who fulfilled the above requirements can apply using THIS LINK

Duty Station: Adama and Arba Minch