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Senior Research Scientist – KEMRI CPHR Kisumu
- Advertised Date: 09/20/25
- Closing Date: 10/10/25 5:00:00 PM
- Applications: 28
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Senior Research Scientist – KEMRI CPHR Kisumu
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct laboratory experiments by as per study protocol following SOPs in the wet lab including single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and amplicon NGS using the ONT Nanopore platform;
- Perform HRP2/3 gene deletions in P. falciparum using a novel multiplex bead-based assay (MBA) on MAGPIX® System
- Development of laboratory SOPs
- Maintenance of good laboratory and clinical practice and quality laboratory standards
- Preparation of project progress reports and submission of the same to the Head of KEMRI Malaria Division at CGHR and CDC project PI and other CDC collaborators in a timely fashion;
Vacancy Requirements:
| # | Description. | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in wet laboratory procedures including sample processing, DNA extraction and PCR | Mandatory |
| 2 | Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology, parasitology, immunology, molecular biology or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution; | Mandatory |
| 3 | At least 2 years of laboratory research experience in malaria or other childhood diseases in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa; | Mandatory |
| 4 | Strong hands-on experience with current laboratory methods (wet lab including using multichannel pipettes, single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and ideally some NGS experience or parasite culture experience) | Mandatory |
| 5 | Analytical skills and use of at least one statistical software package, e.g. SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, Python; | Mandatory |
| 6 | Experience working in collaboration with multiple agencies/partners; | Mandatory |
| 7 | Strategic thinking; | Skills & Competencies |
| 8 | Analytical skills; | Skills & Competencies |
| 9 | Lab technique troubleshooting skills; | Skills & Competencies |
| 10 | Creativity and Innovativeness; | Skills & Competencies |
| 11 | Critical thinking skills; | Skills & Competencies |
| 12 | Communication and reporting skills; | Skills & Competencies |
| 13 | Interpersonal and negotiation skills. | Skills & Competencies |
| 14 | Team player | Skills & Competencies |
