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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit an Animal Health Technician to Manage Animal Resources at the Kapiti Plains Ranch, Machakos County.

ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2014, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org) 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.

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 to keep their animals alive and productive, to increase and sustain overall productivity, find profitable markets for their products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org

Responsibilities

• Support animal health and production activities at the ranch that include:
• Clinical and pathological examinations of animals and recording of  findings;
• Sampling from animals according to protocols;
• Biological samples processing and analysis according to protocols;
• Basic parasitological examination of blood and faecal samples;
• Delivery of samples to the ILRI laboratory;
• Management of clinical and post-mortem records of animals and procedures performed;
• Treat animals with direction from ILRI institution veterinarian;
• Communicate regularly with ILRI institution veterinarian on herd health;
• Take care of the ranch resources;
• Any other duties that may be assigned by senior staff.

Requirements

• A Certificate or Diploma in Animal Health and Production from a recognised institution;
• At least 3 years’ experience for Certificate holders or 1 year experience for Diploma holders;
• Ability to work well in a team;
• Ability to maintain good relations with other staff members and researchers;
• Possess a valid driver’s license;
• Skilled at large animal handling;
• Skilled at sample collection (blood, faeces, etc) from cattle, and field preparation of blood and faecal samples for laboratory processing;
• Prepare blood samples for parasitological diagnostics;
• Skilled in reading blood slides and diagnosing blood-borne parasites of livestock and in conducting other measurements (eg PCV readings) on blood samples;
• Ability to prepare blood and serum samples for further processing and shipping;
• Ability to prepare faecal material of livestock origin for microscopy-based diagnostics (concentration techniques etc);
• Skilled in microscopy diagnostic techniques for gastro-intestinal parasites;
• Ability to undertake basic clinical diagnoses of endemic diseases of livestock;
• Ability to identify ticks and other ectoparasites;
• Ability to age animals through dentition;
• Skilled at maintaining accurate records;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision;
• Willingness to learn new field techniques where appropriate;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Some previous experience of working in a laboratory is desirable.

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at our Kapiti Ranch Office, Machakos County and is for a 3 years’ contract period.

Job level and salary: This position is job level 1C with a starting salary of KES 51,967 per month. In addition to salary, ILRI offers medical insurance for staff and dependents, life insurance, pension at 12.5% employers contribution, annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + public holidays within ILRI’s National Recruited Staff Scheme.

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/ before 3 October 2014. The position title and reference number REF: AHT/ AB /09/14 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

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/

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Further details about the Awards and how to submit an application can be found at the following website: www.australiaawardsafrica.org.

Call for applications

The BecA-ILRI Hub hereby invites applications for a workshop on scientific research paper writing to be held from 10th to 14th November 2014. The workshop is one of BecA-ILRI Hub’s annual training workshops under the capacity building portfolio, whose objective is to strengthen the capacity of African NARS to effectively, efficiently and sustainably deliver on their national mandates. The training will be conducted at the ILRI Campus, Nairobi, Kenya.

Eligibility / Applicant requirements

The workshop is generally open to PhD students and early career agricultural researchers with a strong interest in improving their writing skills. More specific applicant requirements include the following:

•    African scientist with PhD or MSc in any agricultural discipline
•    Fluent in English (written and spoken)
•    Currently conducting agricultural biosciences research with an African national agricultural research program or university in one of the BecA countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
•    A project report for conversion to a paper, and/or the figures and tables and any other illustrative material that have been generated from data analysis
•    Women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply

How to apply

Interested eligible scientists / researchers should apply by completing the online application form; http://hpc.ilri.cgiar.org/beca/training/Writeshop2014/index.html

In addition, the applicant must attach a supporting letter from his/her supervisor or Head of Institution.

Key dates / Application deadline

•    Call for applications release: 11th September 2014
•    Application deadline: 5th October 2014
•    Information to successful applicants: 10th October 2014
•    Information to unsuccessful applicants: 11th October 2014
•    Training dates: 10th – 14th November 2014
Applications submitted after the 5th October 2014 deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Sponsorship

There are several fully funded places for this workshop. However, applicants who can fund their participation have an added advantage. The cost of the workshop is $1500, excluding flights and accommodation

Inquiries

Inquiries about the workshop and / or the BecA-ILRI Hub Capacity Building Program should be directed to Dr. Wellington Ekaya, Senior Scientist Capacity Building ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or Ms. Valerian Aloo, Capacity Building Program Officer ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

For comprehensive information about the BecA-ILRI Hub visit http://hub.africabiosciences.org/

Below is the concept note and information flyer for the workshop.

Attachments: Advert_scientific research paper.pdf[ ]392 KbConcept note_Scientific Paper Writing BecA Annual Workshop – 2014.pdf[ ]154 Kb

ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.

CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and research extent of major seed borne virus diseases in the collection in ILRI;
• Develop and modify diagnostic tests for virus and phytoplasma in forages including use of molecular tools;
• Establish field and greenhouse procedures for elimination of virus and phytoplasma diseases from the collection;
• Manage quality control for seed health testing and post-entry screening in the project;
• Train technicians and technical assistants in virus diagnostics and routine procedures for plant management to eliminate diseases.

Requirements:

• PhD in virology or molecular plant pathology(PhD must have been attained within the last 3 years);
• Experience in ELISA, TBIA, dot blot, NASH/LAMP and molecular diagnsotics, production of antibodies and quality control of diagnostic methods;
• Trained in Plant health diagnostics;
• Skills in Virus diagnostics
• Excellent attention to details and logical approach to scientific problem solving;
• Strong English language and writing skills;
• Ability to work independently, to be proactive, to take initiative, and to work within a team setting;
• Strong computer skills including database management information systems for storing germplasm health data, MS Excel.

Post location: The position is based at ILRI’s campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Position level:Post-doctoral Scientist (4A).

Duration: 2 years fixed term contract.

Terms of appointment: ILRI offers a competitive international remuneration and benefits package which includes:  Medical insurance for staff and dependents, Life insurance, Education allowance for children,Housing allowance, Baggage Allowance, Home leave,Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days+public holidays.

*Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship.

Applications:Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae: a list of publications and names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be included in the curriculum vitae. The position title and reference number: PD/FFBP/05/2014 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter.

All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com by 23 July 2014.

To find out more about ILRI visit our website 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.

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