16 November
2016
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a
leading research organization in Africa, with a strong track record in
developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core
strategic mandate for research, training and services, the institute’s
work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences,
intervention studies, health-systems research and policy translation. The
specific project will be conducted within the
Department of Environmental Health and
Ecological Sciences (EHES): EHES group hosts our malaria vector research
programs,
We are seeking to recruit two research
officers / to join a team working on new technologies for surveillance and
control of mosquitoes as follows;-
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS AND JOB SUMMARY.
1.
Affordable, scalable, low-technology
transfluthrin emanators for protecting against transmission of Zika, Dengue and
Chikungunya viruses. (DA ES SALAAM)
Existing repellent products are designed for
middle and high income country markets, where users can afford to replace or
retreat them every day, week, or month. However, these are too expensive and
impractical for routine use in communities of low-income countries. We recently
developed a low-technology emanatory which releases repellent transfluthrin vapour
more slowly, to provide protection against mosquitoes for months or even a year
at a time. Thus far however, this device has only been assessed against
night-biting vectors of malaria and filariasis.
The overall goal of
this study is therefore to repeat these assessments of efficacy for the
day-biting Aedes aegpti, the most globally important vector of Dengue,
Chikungunya and Zika. The project will be
implemented in Dar es Salaam, where Aedes Aegpti is abundant and has been
responsible for Dengue epidemics.
2.
Durable, practical, effective and
affordable formats for insecticide-treated eave baffles that protect households
and suppress malaria transmission (IFAKARA, MOROGORO)
Vector control with long-lasting insecticidal
nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) account for most of the malaria
cases averted in recent years, but emerging physiological resistance to
insecticides threatens this gain. Carbamates and organophosphates are the most
appropriate classes of insecticides recommended for implementing the WHO Global
Insecticide Resistance Plan over the short term, but neither can be safely
applied to LLINs and both are prohibitively expensive as routine IRS applications.
Apart from this malaria vector species such as Anopheles
arabiensis
are repeatedly entering and then rapidly exiting from houses through eaves and
thus avoiding lethal contact with insecticides.
Overall
goal:
is to optimizing the use of insecticides treated eave baffle in reducing malaria
transmission.This project will be implemented in Ifakara, Morogoro
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
The research officer will work hand in hand with project
team to ensure that the following responsibilities are met:
•
Working
closely with project leader in designing the experiment
•
Assisting the project leader on developing
tools for data collection
•
Coordinating all field work activities
•
Implementation
and supervision of field work including field volunteers
•
Ensure all mosquito collected are sorted,
properly identified, labelled and data entered in field data collection forms
•
Perform data entry and cleaning
•
Ensure medical research ethics are adhered
•
Reporting Progress to the project leader
•
Maintaining
good relationship with field team and local stakeholders
•
Report to Project leader
•
Other
duties as assigned by the project leader and administration
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bsc
(General), Bsc Zoology, Bsc in Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Degree in
Environmental Health and Ecological related Sciences, Bsc in Biological
Sciences, Degree related to Parasitology and Entomology.
.
COMPETENCIES
•
Computer
skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
•
Spoken
and written English to business standards
•
Spoken and written KiSwahili to business
standards
.
REMUNERATION.
An
attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful
candidates as per IHI salary scales. The contract will initially be for one
year with a three month probation period.
MODE OF APPLICATION:
All
candidates meeting the above job requirements should channel their application
letters with detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact address, e-mail,
telephone numbers, and photocopies of academic and professional certificates to
the address below. The applicant should also ‘’explain which of these
projects you would like to undertake, why you chose that one, and
how you propose to address the research goal’’.
IHI
staffs working in other projects may also apply and should channel their
applications through respective project.
EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES: Ifakara Health Institute is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination
and harassment of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All
employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications,
and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws in the United
Republic of Tanzania.
The
dead line for this application is 28th November
2016. Interviews will be held in Dar es Salaam.
Chief of Human
Resources Officer,
Ifakara Health
Institute,
Kiko Avenue,
Mikocheni,
P.O.Box 78373,
Dar es Salaam.
APPLY ONLINE THROUGH
E mail: recruitment@ihi.or.tz Copy to govella@ihi.or.tz