RESEARCH ASSOCIATE III-VETERINARIAN

May 08, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya
Animal and Human Health

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Associate – Veterinarian to to help manage a new syndromic wildlife health surveillance system (Earth Ranger Health) focused on developing digital tools to support detection and reporting of morbidity and mortality in wildlife in community conservation areas of Northern, Central, and Southern Kenya.

ILRI works to improve food security and nutrition and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 11 CGIAR research centers dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, ILRI has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org

Responsibilities

The research associate will also provide technical in-field support to the DTRA-NK Project, which is an ambitious surveillance programme focused on three emerging vector-borne pathogens in humans, domestic livestock and peri-domestic wildlife in northern Kenya. The incumbent will support the DTRA-NK field team, where they will take on responsibilities for sampling and data collection as required.

Represent ILRI on a day-to-day level with project partners and take responsibility for maintaining good relations with study participants, local authorities and other stakeholders
Under the guidance of the technical lead, enter data in the ER Health platform and communication with focal points on conservancies at which the platform is being piloted, proactively ensure that the ER Health module is being adopted and appropriately used.
Contribute to ER Health training to ensure that training efforts are adaptive to the needs of rangers at each pilot site.
Work with Post doc to generate monthly data reports from EarthRanger, tailored to conservancies on which the platform is being piloted, and government stakeholders (WRTI, KWS and DVS).
Work with post doc to manage communications and outreach for the ER Health platform.
Undertake examinations of, and collect biological samples from, livestock, peri-domestic wildlife and the environment according to project protocols.
Any other duties that may be assigned by the senior project staff.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in in Veterinary Science
5 years of working experience
Experience in animal handling, field epidemiology and collection of epidemiological data
Experience with the following platforms is desirable: EarthRanger, ODK/KoboToolbox
Experience in teamwork/management of technicians
Proficiency in using Ms Office and statistical packages such as R etc.
Excellent communication skills
Willingness to spend sometime long days in the filed, and peirods of time in Turkana, Marsabit and Samburu counties.

Post location: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Level

This position is at job level HG 12 and it is only open to Kenyan nationals. The position is a 1 year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances.

How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing 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 by clicking on the "Apply Now" tab above before 8 May 2024. The position title and reference number REF:RA/ 1378/2024 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.