REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY (RESEARCH ASSOCIATE) JOBS

Redeemers University is an award-winning teaching and research institution with well-equipped and functional facilities across disciplines, particularly, in Humanities, Social and Management Sciences and Natural Sciences. The hosting of the World Bank sponsored African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) attests to the overall standard of the university. Recently, the University relocated to its permanent site at Ede, Osun State.

Position: Research Associate

Location: Osun State - Nigeria.

Job Description:
A motivated person with outstanding laboratory experience, and a passion for global health to facilitate and advance a teaching and applied research program studying pathogens that cause febrile illness.

To that end, ACEGID is looking for a highly skilled, mature, and energetic individual to work with the head of Genomics research Laboratory, undertake day-to-day tasks related to ACEGID genomics laboratory. The research associate will work at the Redeemer’s university campus in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. He/She will be critical to the success of the overall World Bank ACE and H3 Africa projects. The individual will work closely with the Lab director, project staff and laboratory personnel of the Redeemer’s university, as well as students and faculty members from West African partners, researchers at Harvard University, and the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Work in conjuction with ACEGID Laboratory director
General monitoring of the lab activities and work with PM in maintenance and enforcement of general laboratory safety.
Specimen/sample collection and registration
Familiar with and able to work with oligosynthesizer
Work in tandem with hospital staff to identify study subjects according to protocols
Collection of Informed Consent and processing
Process samples in a laboratory setting
Ensure cold-chain maintenance
Perform assays and laboratory procedures, Polymerase chain reaction analysis, Sanger and next Generation Sequencing, Pathogen diagnosis such as malaria, Lassa, and or Ebola virus
Research, studies and development of new methods in pathogens discovery and control.

Qualifications/Requirements:
The ideal candidate MUST possess a B.SC.  Degree in Live Science or related field, have at least 2 years experience in genomics research, ample experience working in laboratory settings, must have experience in genomics research of malaria, Lassa fever, and Ebola virus, must have hands-on experience in malaria microscopy, ELISA assay, DNA, and RNA sequencing, qPCR and RTPCR, and extensive laboratory safety training in levels 1-4.

Method of Application:
All potential job applicants should send their resume (CV) and cover letter to Kenneth Onye via email address stated below:

onyek@run.edu.ng

NB:
Contact Name: Kenneth Onye, Project Manager
Contact Email: onyek@run.edu.ng

Application Deadline: 31st December, 2015

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