Entomology Technician at 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: Full-time

Job Description

• The purpose of these terms of reference (TOR) is to engage research personnel that will carry out entomological studies in selected sites in Ondo State.

Responsibilities

• 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 stored 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 afterward.
• Ensure that all CDC light trap batteries are fully charged after the field study each day.

Requirements

• A post-graduate degree in medical entomology.
• Experience in entomological studies for malaria research and control.
• Demonstrated report-writing skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the Yoruba and/or Ijaw languages.

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2024.