Research Assistant – ZooLinK
Location: Busia,
Kenya
The International Livestock Research
Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Assistant to support research
within the ZooLinK suite of projects based in Busia, Western Kenya.
The incumbent will provide support
for the surveillance programme for zoonoses across the animal health sectors in
western Kenya and assist in surveillance of the targeted zoonotic pathogens.
The candidate will also have a
dedicated interest in public communication of science and stakeholder
interaction, which will be a key feature of the post.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to
enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation,
principally in Africa and Asia.
The outcomes of these research
partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive
and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity,
find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of
livestock-related diseases
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution
with a staff of about 700 and in 2016, an operating budget of about USD83
million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future,
ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and
in South, Southeast and East Asia
Key Responsibilities
·
Responsible for questionnaire
administration aimed at zoonotic disease surveillance.
·
Conduct interviews and focus group
discussions with the different stakeholders in western Kenya
·
Collect biological samples in the
slaughter houses and livestock markets, under the guidance of senior project
staff
·
Collect and organize statistical
data, geospatial data, and other information (e.g. livestock demographics) as
directed;
·
Manage biological sampling from
peri-domestic species in the study area, including managing regulatory
requirements for such work, under the guidance of senior project staff
·
Responsible for electronic data entry
and data entry tool development, including interactions with a commercial
partner firm which developed the data capture technology
·
Maintain relationships with different
multi-disciplinary teams within the ZooLinK project in order to link the
analysis with the other on-going studies.
·
Assist in organizing stakeholder
meetings and seminars, and (when applicable) participate in scientific
workshops and conferences
·
Take primary responsibility in
managing the project’s public facing communications, including management of
social media related to zoonoses and one health research activity
Requirements
·
BSc. Animal Health, Veterinary or related
fields and an understanding of livestock zoonotic disease surveillance and One
Health
·
Atleast 2 years of relevant
experience
·
Demonstrable education and experience
of working in Veterinary or/and ‘One Health’ related research activities
·
Experience in data entry in
electronic databases and working with a geospatial software (e.g. ArcGIS);
conducting interviews and focus groups; managing communications tools for
scientific communication; handling electronic data (entry and management); the
livestock productions chains in Kenya
·
Ability to communicate with the
different study participants
·
Ability to work in a
multi-disciplinary environment
·
Veterinary or/and One Health
educational background
Terms of Appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position for a
2 years fixed term period, based in Busia, Western Kenya
Job Level: This
position is job level 2B, ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package
which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally
Recruited Staff.
How to apply:
Applicants
should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position,
what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone
and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s
professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and
Organizational Development through our recruitment portal http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 18 November 2016.
The position title and reference
number REF: RA/AB/11/2016 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the
cover letter.
We thank all applicants for their
interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or
training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on applicants’
bank accounts.
To find out more about ILRI, visit
our websites at http://www.ilri.org/
To find out more about working at
ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
ILRI is an equal opportunity
employer.
