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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Research Associate in provide technical support to facilitate sound experimental operations.
ILRI works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centers dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org
Responsibilities
- Analyse gas, soil and water samples from the field using elemental analyzer (C/N) and various chemical analytics (Nmin, P;
- Calculate nutrient concentrations in the soil/plant/water/manure samples;
- Collate data in Excel or similar programs;
- Maintain state-of-the-art measuring equipment;
- Contribute to run of a soil laboratory within the ILRI’s Mazingira Centre – including setup of new instruments and ensure its continuous functionality.
- Ordering of spare parts and consumables
- Book keeping of samples analysis and consumables
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years relevant experience
- Detailed understanding of soil/plant/manure sample analytics for C and N, including Elemental Analysers (Elementar VarioMac Cube)
- Profound experience in running other analytics on soil properties (texture, phosphorous etc.)
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience of maintaining and running elemental analyzers (C/N).
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience of sample handling in the laboratory (plants, soils, manure) – sample registration, sample preparation, sample analysis, data checks and providing customers with results
- Knowledge on how to setup new instruments for chemical analysis.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience on instrument maintenance (ie elemental analyzers)ce with plant analysis (lignin etc.) – ie wet chemistry
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position; based at Nairobi, Kenya and open to Kenyan nationals only. The position is on a 3-year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.
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