Postdoctoral Researcher-Entomologist

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 reorganized by the decree of the Council of Minister’s Regulation No. 530/2023 as biomedical research, clinical trial and research capacity building under the Federal Ministry of Health. AHRI, over its 50 years in service, 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.

The Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (MNTD) Research Division is one of the departments in the institute and currently has different research projects on Malaria and related areas funded by international partners. 

Therefore, the MNTD Division is looking for self-driven, motivated, innovative and energetic researcher to join our team as Postdoctoral Researcher-Entomologist. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conducting and leading field entomology activities

• Planning, setting up and undertaking laboratory experiments independently and with minimal need for supervision

• Reviewing state-of-the-art research protocols and recommending appropriate experimental plan to the PI

• Designing, conducting and interpreting scientific research 

• Conducting and supporting scientific investigations and experiments

• Monitoring experiments to ensure adherence to established standard operating procedures and verifying the quality of data generated

• Analyzing and interpreting experimental data

• Providing technical support to other researchers

• Preparing articles/abstracts for publication and/or presentation at national and international conferences

• Writing reports, reviews and summaries to report to the PI

• Writing scientific manuscripts and technical reports and publish in reputable journals

• Keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments relevant to the project

• Supervising staff and other laboratory users (such as graduate students)

• Liaising with national and international project partners in relation to the project

• Assisting the PI in preparing draft manuscripts and following-up the process of publishing in scientific journals 

• Assisting the PI in writing research proposals or grant applications for submission to external bodies

• Perform other duties of the PI as required

Job Requirements

Qualification and Experience:

• PhD in Parasitology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Entomology and related fields 

• Two years and above work experience 

• Having a minimum of 6 publication points

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Experience in mosquito collection methods with different techniques

• Experience in sensitivity tests

• Experience in laboratory and research skills including immunologic, molecular and genomic techniques, isolation and analysis of DNA, RNA, or protein samples

• Experience in coordinating entomological field activities

Positions available: 1 (one) 

Duty station: Addis Ababa

Salary: Birr 38,886.00

Terms of employment: one-year contract period with full time employment basis with possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who fulfilled the above requirements should send the following through THIS LINK

• A CV/resume (not more than 5 pages)

• A cover letter (note more than one page)

• A one page table summarizing your educational background, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process

• Provide names of three reference with their

• Publications should be listed in your CV