Ifakara Health Institute is looking a Field Worker who will be based at Bagamoyo Branch to support Transmission Zero Project in conducting research activities on mosquito borne diseases and its surveillance.

Responsibilities or duties

• To conduct research based on mosquito borne diseases and its surveillance.
• Ensure all data and samples collected from the experiments are properly recorded and stored.
• To comply with adherence to mosquito borne diseases and surveillance project implementation protocol.
• To support M&E teams on generating summaries and reports emanating from mosquito surveillance implementation data for guiding operations.
• To ensure systematic and proper handling and management of data.
• To support Field Supervisor/Research Officer in data analysis and report writing.
• To assist with any other duties as directed by project investigator.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Good in laboratory and semi-field rearing of mosquito colonies.
• Mosquito sorting using identification keys.
• Mosquito dissection by using kits.
• Field mosquito trapping using different traps.
• Familiarity with research conducted at IHI based on malaria vector control will be an added advantage.
• Computer skills (Microsoft office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Skills on STATA, R Studio etc. will be an added advantage.

Essential Qualification

• Holder of Secondary Education or Certificate or Diploma of sciences in Laboratory Technology or any other related field.

Experience needed

• A candidate must have 2 years’ research experience in vector control and biology and rearing laboratory mosquito colonies.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

• Preferred Language: Fluent both writing and verbal (English & Swahili)

• To conduct research based on mosquito borne diseases and its surveillance.
• Ensure all data and samples collected from the experiments are properly recorded and stored.
• To comply with adherence to mosquito borne diseases and surveillance project implementation protocol.
• To support M&E teams on generating summaries and reports emanating from mosquito surveillance implementation data for guiding operations.
• To ensure systematic and proper handling and management of data.
• To support Field Supervisor/Research Officer in data analysis and report writing.
• To assist with any other duties as directed by project investigator.

• Good in laboratory and semi-field rearing of mosquito colonies.
• Mosquito sorting using identification keys.
• Mosquito dissection by using kits.
• Field mosquito trapping using different traps.
• Familiarity with research conducted at IHI based on malaria vector control will be an added advantage.
• Computer skills (Microsoft office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Skills on STATA, R Studio etc. will be an added advantage.

• Holder of Secondary Education or Certificate or Diploma of sciences in Laboratory Technology or any other related field.