Position: Assistant Researcher II

Term of employment: One year contract with possible extension 

Grade XIV

Salary- 10,600.00

 Benefits:-

 House Allowance 2,500.00 

Telephone /Internet 500.00

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiativeof the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministryof 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 studies, Vaccine, and Traditional Medicine researchinstitute that works in developing tools for research studies, Vaccine, prevention, control,and treatment of neglected tropical diseases and other diseases of public healthimportance through applied, basic biomedical research, research studies, and training.

Job Requirements

Qualification:

•  Bsc, Medical Biotechnology, Medical Laboratory Technology 

• Experience: A minimum of Six (6) years of working experience  in Assistant  researcher  TB culture and DST, microscopy  research and development or related areas.

• Investigative Skills: Identifying problems, assessing risks, defining expected / potential results, inspecting specimens, cataloging information

• Research / Quantitative Skills: Defining problems, designing experiments, utilizing laboratory equipment, using computers for computation / simulation, conducting studies, recording observations, interpreting results, utilizing statistical tests to predict outcomes, and preparing statistical reports. 

• Analytical Skills: Examining components of problems / ideas, reasoning logically, categorizing data, making projections from data, organizing ideas / information, and evaluating the effects of phenomena. 

• Communication Skills: Writing research proposals, contributing to teams, summarizing research findings, explaining complex ideas for technical and nontechnical audiences, designing charts, graphs and other visual aids, reporting results and conclusions orally and in writing, and presenting alternative explanations. 

 Responsibilities:

• Conduct MTB cultures and DST for MDR patients and AHRI projects.

• Utilize Ziehl-Neelsen and fluorescent microscopy for TB identification.

• Train new staff and interns in TB culture and DST techniques.

• Collect and analyze TB culture data and prepare necessary reagents.

• Ensure quality control in laboratory processes.

• Collaborate with team members and participate in lab accreditation activities (ISO 15189:2022).

•  Prepare reagents and media

• Report patient results to the physician and prepare report quarterly 

• Adhere to safety and ethical guidelines.

• Care for the laboratory equipment and perform daily maintenance.

• Be flexible in taking on additional tasks as needed.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Investigative Skills: Identifying problems, assessing risks, defining expected / potential results, inspecting specimens, cataloging information

• Research / Quantitative Skills: Defining problems, designing experiments, utilizing laboratory equipment, using computers for computation / simulation, conducting studies, recording observations, interpreting results, utilizing statistical tests to predict outcomes, and preparing statistical reports. 

• Analytical Skills: Examining components of problems / ideas, reasoning logically, categorizing data, making projections from data, organizing ideas / information, and evaluating the effects of phenomena. 

• Communication Skills: Writing research proposals, contributing to teams, summarizing research findings, explaining complex ideas for technical and nontechnical audiences, designing charts, graphs and other visual aids, reporting results and conclusions orally and in writing, and presenting alternative explanations. 

 Required number: one (1)

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

How to Apply

Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements should send their CV/resume through THIS LINK and to facilitate the screening process, applicants should also fill the online application form at the following website