Entomology Technician at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium - Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Entomology Technician

Location: Ondo
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• Assists the Entomology Team Leader in coordinating and supervising the hourly collection of mosquitoes using CDC light traps as a proxy for human landing collection.
• Identifies collected mosquitoes morphologically to species or species complex level.
• Packs and labels collected mosquitoes and stores them dry in silica gel until the specimens are shipped for further laboratory analysis.
• Ensures that all materials and equipment are in place to conduct the field studies and kept in good working condition afterwards.
• Ensure that all CDC light trap batteries are fully charged after the field study each day.

Requirements

• A Post-graduate Degree in Medical Entomology.
• At least 3 years’ experience in entomological studies for malaria research and control.
• Demonstrated report writing skills.
• Good knowledge of the Yoruba and/or Ijaw languages.

Application Closing Date
29th April, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the application process may conclude before the advertised deadline. Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.