Senior Research Scientist (2 vacancies) – KEMRI CPHR Kisumu

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Kisumu Full Time

Date posted

September 23, 2025

Closing date

September 23, 2025

Hiring location

Kisumu

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Conduct laboratory experiments by as per study protocol following SOPs in the wet lab including single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and amplicon NGS using the ONT Nanopore platform;

Perform HRP2/3 gene deletions in P. falciparum using a novel multiplex bead-based assay (MBA) on MAGPIX® System

Maintenance of good laboratory and clinical practice and quality laboratory standards

Preparation of project progress reports and submission of the same to the Head of KEMRI Malaria Division at CGHR and CDC project PI and other CDC collaborators in a timely fashion;

#	Description.	Requirement Type
1	At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in wet laboratory procedures including sample processing, DNA extraction and PCR	Mandatory
2	Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, Microbiology, parasitology, immunology, molecular biology or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution;	Mandatory
3	At least 2 years of laboratory research experience in malaria or other childhood diseases in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa;	Mandatory
4	Strong hands-on experience with current laboratory methods (wet lab including using multichannel pipettes, single and multiplex PCRs, gel electrophoresis, capillary electrophoresis and ideally some NGS experience or parasite culture experience)	Mandatory
5	Analytical skills and use of at least one statistical software package, e.g. SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, Python;	Mandatory
6	Experience working in collaboration with multiple agencies/partners;	Mandatory
7	Strategic thinking;	Skills & Competencies
8	Analytical skills;	Skills & Competencies
9	Lab technique troubleshooting skills;	Skills & Competencies
10	Creativity and Innovativeness;	Skills & Competencies
11	Critical thinking skills;	Skills & Competencies
12	Communication and reporting skills;	Skills & Competencies
13	Interpersonal and negotiation skills.	Skills & Competencies
14	Team player	Skills & Competencies

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