Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, October 30, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Insectary Manager

Position summary
The candidate will be expected to lead the setup of the insectary facilities in accordance with the needs of an insectary specific to malaria vectors, establish a colony of insecticide-susceptible Anopheles arabiensis using field collected larvae.

Job Specification
• Provide technical support for the root setup of an insectary lab.
• Draft SOPs for insectary maintenance, colony monitoring and quality assurance in accordance with best practices.
• Setup monitoring systems: temperature, humidity, pupation rate, blood feeding and oviposition rates.
• Lead larval and adult resting collections in Kwale for colony setup.
• Conduct insecticide susceptibility tests and selection of susceptible F1 mosquitoes for colony setup.
• Oversee colony adaptation and stabilization to insectary setting.
• Cooperate with senior and junior scientists when needed for setting up of experiments.

Person specification
• Diploma Certificate in a relevant field.
• KCSE with minimum D+.
• At least 5 years of experience maintaining a colony of Anopheles mosquitoes.
• Solid understanding of mosquito life cycle and biology.
• Experience with larval collections.
• Experience with adult resting collections.
• Experience drafting standard operating procedures.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Terms of Employment
One (1) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service. Probation period for the first 3 months. Salary is payable within the stated job grade.
Applications MUST include the following:
Letter of Application (INDICATE VACANCY NUMBER)
Current Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail address
Contacts of three referees including telephone numbers and/or e-mail addresses
Copies of Certificates.
Contact telephone number
Application letter should be addressed to the
Deputy Director,
CGMR (C),
P. O. Box 428– 80108 Kilifi.
Application deadline is November 11, 2022


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