icipe - African Insect Science for
Food and Health is a world-class research centre with a mission to alleviate
poverty by ensuring food security, improving health, protecting the environment
and building the capacity of researchers and communities across the developing
world through the application of insect sciences.
icipe has a proud reputation and
history of delivering world-quality science that has made crucial contributions
to African food and health policy, delivered development outcomes to rural
communities and has been at the forefront of building Africa’s biological
research capacity.
The Centre’s research activities span
the African continent with partnerships linking research organisations not only
across Africa but also the globe.
Technical Assistant (Pollination Ecology)
Ref No.NRS/101/032015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a
suitable person to fill the position of Technical Assistant (Pollination
Ecology) in the Environmental Health Division, EU Bee Health Project.
The position is tenable in Nairobi,
Kenya with travel to participating African countries.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To assist in setting up bee pollination
experiments in greenhouses and the open field following written standard
operating procedures (SOPs) in pollination ecology and bee conservation of the
Bee Health project.
Responsibilities include:
- Setting up and maintaining honeybee, stingless
bee and carpenter bee colonies for use as pollinators in greenhouses.
- Assisting in setting up bee pollination
experiments in the open field and greenhouses.
- Participating in the collection and management
of bee samples from visited crops in the open field in different
agroecological zones.
- Assisting in data collection of pollination
efficiency of bees in greenhouses and open fields.
- Performing lab analysis of collected samples
from different bee visitations on pollinated crops.
- Generating laboratory data and maintaining a
database of all the laboratory results.
- Performing regular instrument maintenance.
- Maintaining instrument logs and records on
instrument maintenance schedules.
- Monitoring and facilitating procurement of lab
supplies, and equipment inventory.
- Training interns and students on attachment.
Knowledge and Skills Required for
Performing the Job
- Knowledge of planting experimental plots.
- Knowledge of horticulture.
- Knowledge of crop protection and treatment
against diseases and pests.
- Knowledge of management of bee colonies set up
in experimental open field and greenhouse plots.
- Ability to write and follow SOPs.
- Ability to operate or use small laboratory
instruments (including optical microscopes, balances, refractometers and
Vernier callipers).
- Experience in performing general sample
solutions preparation according to SOPs.
- Ability to analyse and report results.
- Computer literate.
- Good field sampling and data collection
skills.
- Knowledge in laboratory management.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Diploma with at least 2 to 4 years of
experience in horticulture or organic agriculture.
- Training in greenhouse maintenance.
- Training in management of crop diseases and
pests.
- Training in beekeeping.
Other Desirable Attributes
- No prior allergic reactions to bee venom.
- Must be highly organised, detail oriented and
possess good time management skills.
- Willing to participate in basic horticulture
work.
- Flexible and willing to work under pressure.
- Ability to take independent initiative in
terms of day-to-day tasks.
- Ability to work and think independently.
- Self-motivated and highly responsible.
- Willing to learn new skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with
management and field staff in different African countries.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
and to reason independently.
- Well presented and able to articulate
professionally and clearly within the international forum.
Reporting: This position reports to the Project Team Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 7th April 2015.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 7th April 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/101/032015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should
submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and
addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page write-up on how you
consider yourself suitable for the job, to:
technicalassistantpollination@icipe.org
technicalassistantpollination@icipe.org
Technical Assistant (Bee Conservation and
Diversity)
Ref No.NRS/102/032015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a
suitable person to fill the position of Technical Assistant (Bee Conservation
and Diversity) in the Environmental Health Division, EU Bee Health
Project.
The position is
tenable in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to participating African countries.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To assist in setting up of bee pollination
experiments in greenhouses and the open field following written standard
operating procedures (SOPs) in pollination ecology and bee conservation of the
Bee Health Project.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting in collection of bee samples in the
field in different agroecological zones.
- Performing morphometric analyses on bee
samples collected from different agroecological zones.
- Assisting in bee sample preparation for
barcoding analysis.
- Assisting in behavioural study of targeted bee
pollinator species.
- Generating data and maintaining a database of
all morphometric, nesting habit and species diversity results from different
agroecological zones.
- Establishing and curating bee collections from
different project countries.
- Maintaining instrument logs and records on
instrument maintenance schedules.
- Monitoring and facilitating procurement of lab
supplies, and equipment inventory.
- Training interns and students on attachment.
Knowledge and Skills Required for
Performing the Job
- Knowledge in use of various bee traps for
collecting bee samples in the field.
- Good bee sampling techniques in the field and
data collection skills.
- Knowledge of preparation of specimens and
curating of bee collections.
- Knowledge of mounting bee samples for
morphometrics and barcoding.
- Ability to write and follow SOPs.
- Ability to operate or use small laboratory
equipment (including optical microscopes, balances, incubator, hot air
ovens and Vernier callipers).
- Experience in performing general sample
solutions preparation according to SOPs.
- Ability to analyse and report results.
- Computer literate.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Diploma with at least 2 to 4 years of
experience in applied biology.
- Training in insect dissection.
- Training in microscopy.
- Training in beekeeping.
Other Desirable Attributes
- No prior allergic reactions to bee venom.
- Flexible and willing to work under pressure.
- Ability to work and think independently.
- Ability to take independent initiative in
terms of day-to-day tasks.
- Self-motivated and highly responsible.
- Willing to learn new skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with
management and field staff in different African countries.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
and to reason independently.
- Well presented and able to articulate
professionally and clearly within the international forum.
- Willing to participate in other work
assignments.
Reporting: This position reports to the Project Team Leader.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 7th April 2015.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 7th April 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/102/032015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should
submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and
addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page write-up on how you
consider yourself suitable for the job, to:
technicalassistantconservation@icipe.org
technicalassistantconservation@icipe.org
Laboratory Technician (Biochemistry)
Ref No.NRS/103/032015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a
suitable person to fill the position of Laboratory Technician (Biochemistry) in
the Environmental Health Division, EU Bee Health Project.
The position is
tenable in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to participating African countries.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To set up histology and histochemistry staining
methods for neurohormones in bees and carry out DNA barcoding of honeybees and
stingless bees.
Responsibilities:
- Carry out DNA barcoding of honeybee species.
- Carry out brain dissections of honeybees and
stingless bees.
- Determine levels of vitellogenin in haemolymph
of female castes of Apis mellifera.
- Perform data entry, coding and archiving of
behavioural data.
- Monitor and facilitate procurement of lab
supplies, and equipment inventory.
- Analyse research data, prepare progress
reports and presentations, and contribute to preparing manuscripts for
submission to scientific refereed journals.
- Participate in the collection of bee samples
in the field.
- Develop methods to identify the titre of
vitellogenin in the honeybee species.
- Set up histology and histochemistry staining
methods for neurohormones.
- Provide training to professionals and students
from satellite stations in DNA fingerprinting and endocrinology.
Knowledge and Skills Required for
Performing the Job
The suitable candidate must possess the following:
The suitable candidate must possess the following:
- Ability to perform nucleic acid extraction and
amplification tests;
- Ability to perform basic techniques such as
gel electrophoresis;
- Ability to perform cloning and recombinant
protein expression, and Western blotting techniques;
- Bioinformatics skills;
- Vitellogenin levels measurement skills, using
immunological techniques;
- Ability to carry out brain dissections and
stain for neurohormones.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in related
subjects, and at least 5 years experience in a molecular laboratory.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Ability to interact effectively with field
staff in different African countries.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to take independent initiative in
terms of day-to-day task management.
- Self-motivated and highly responsible.
Reporting: This position reports to the Project Team Leader
through the immediate supervisor/manager.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 28th April 2015, or until the position is filled, whichever is earlier.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 28th April 2015, or until the position is filled, whichever is earlier.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/103/032015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and
addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page statement on research
interests, and remuneration package to:
technicianbiochemistry@icipe.org
technicianbiochemistry@icipe.org
Laboratory Technician (Molecular Biology)
Ref No.NRS/104/032015
Ref No.NRS/104/032015
icipe wishes to urgently recruit a
suitable person to fill the position of Laboratory Technician (Molecular
Biology) in the Environmental Health Division, EU Bee Health Project.
The position is tenable in Nairobi,
Kenya with travel to participating African countries.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To apply molecular biology tools in diagnosis of
honeybee pests and diseases, and presenting trial protocols and data to the
project Team Leader through the immediate supervisor/manager.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Participate in the collection of bee samples
in the field;
- Apply molecular diagnostic tests to identify
pathogens associated with bee diseases according to standards established
by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE);
- Measure proteins such as vitellogenin and
juvenile hormones levels using immunological techniques.
Knowledge and Skills Required for
Performing the Job
The suitable candidate must possess the following:
The suitable candidate must possess the following:
- Ability to perform nucleic acid extraction and
PCR amplification;
- Ability to perform gel electrophoresis;
- Ability to perform western blot analysis;
- Bioinformatics skills.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s (BSc) degree in related subjects,
and at least 2 years experience in a molecular laboratory.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Ability to interact effectively with field
staff in different African countries.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to take independent initiative in
terms of day-to-day task management.
- Self-motivated and highly responsible.
Reporting: This position reports to the Project Team Leader
through the immediate supervisor/manager.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 28th April 2015, or until the position is filled, whichever is earlier.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 28th April 2015, or until the position is filled, whichever is earlier.
Please quote the job reference number
NRS/104/032015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should
submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and
addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page statement on research
interests, and remuneration package to:
technicianmolecularbiology@icipe.org
technicianmolecularbiology@icipe.org
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemical
Ecology
Ref No.IRS/105/032015
icipe wishes to recruit a suitable
person to fill the position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Ecology
in the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-supported
Sustainable Crop Production for International Development (SCPRID) Project, in
the Push–Pull Programme.
The position is tenable at the icipe
Thomas R. Odhiambo Campus in western Kenya and is available to commence
immediately.
This is a two-year contract, with a
possibility of extension after successfully completing a six-month probation
period of the first contract.
Overall purpose of the job
He/she will be expected to be among a team tasked with:
- Identifying ‘elicitors’ from stemborer eggs
that induce maize and sorghum plants to emit plant volatiles;
- Screening of different wild and cultivated
grasses for the early herbivory trait;
- Studying plant-to-plant communication.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Extract, fractionate and purify stemborer egg
material and conduct bioassay guided identification of elicitor;
- Expose plants to elicitor/gravid moths for
oviposition, collect the plant volatiles, and determine parasitoid
responses using olfactometer bioassays;
- Determine changes in volatile profiles and
identify the key volatile organic compounds emitted by the plants and
those that elicit behavioural responses in the insects;
- Assist the icipe team involved in phenotyping
the maize and sorghum lines with the ‘smart’ trait;
- Publish and communicate research findings
through internationally recognised forums and contribute to the
dissemination of research findings to stakeholders.
Knowledge and skills required for
performing the job
- Ability to design, undertake and analyse
laboratory, screenhouse and field experiments.
- Proficiency in use of statistical tools,
especially R and other statistical software.
- Experience in semiochemical research will be
preferred.
Requirements / Qualifications
- PhD in chemical ecology, with a strong
background in entomology and chemistry, obtained within the last 3 years
from a recognised university.
- Knowledge of chemical ecology procedures,
including isolation, behavioural assays and identification of
semiochemicals.
- Instrumentation skills such as GC, MS, HPLC
and electrophysiology (EAG, GC-EAG).
- Excellent written and oral communication
skills in English, including strategic thinking and ability to present
coherent and convincing analyses to different audiences.
- Strong publication record in relevant areas at
the associate scientist or scientist level or demonstrated high potential
to publish at the postdoctoral fellow level.
Other Desirable Attributes
- Excellent communications skills and ability to
work well as part of multidisciplinary teams.
- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal,
management and organisational skills.
Reporting: This position reports to the Programme Leader,
Push–Pull Programme.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 31st March 2015.
The selected candidate should be available to start as soon as possible.
How to Apply
All applications must arrive via email on or before 31st March 2015.
Please quote the job reference number
IRS/105/032015 on the email subject line.
Interested applicants should
submit:
(a) a confidential cover
letter,
(b) detailed CV with names and
addresses of 3 referees (including e-mail addresses, fax numbers), and
(c) a one-page write-up on how you
consider yourself suitable for the job, to:
postdocchemicalecology@icipe.org
postdocchemicalecology@icipe.org
A competitive compensation package
will be offered to the right candidate.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
acknowledged.
icipe is an Equal Opportunity Employer