Senior Laboratory Technologist Job Vacancy – Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)

Organisation: Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research
Institute (MRC/UVRI)
Funding Source: MRC (UK) and U.S. PEPFAR
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Laboratory Manager
About MRC:
The
Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) based at
the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe is a bilateral
multi-disciplinary research organization funded by, the Medical Research
Council (UK) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Uganda
under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other
donor agencies. Established in 1988, the MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
is an internationally recognized center of excellence for research on HIV
infection and related diseases, contributing knowledge on the revolving
epidemic, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and
prevention, and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and
worldwide.
Job Summary: The Senior Laboratory Technologist will carry out laboratory-based
immunological research.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Laboratory
Responsibilities:
  • Actively participate in planning laboratory
    experiments and projects
  • Participate in proposal writing, particularly
    in laboratory components
  • Find and read literature relevant to the
    work; participate in sharing knowledge through laboratory meetings and
    journal clubs
  • Prepare documents for ethical approval,
    including material transfer agreements
  • The jobholder will develop new assays, or
    adapt and implement assays that are new to the CiSP laboratory
  • Prepare and review standard operating
    procedures
  • Carry out regular analyses of laboratory
    related work, with the support of supervisors
  • Work closely with international collaborators
    regarding assay development
  • Actively participate in writing publications,
    sometimes as lead author
  • Present work at national and international
    meetings
  • Assist in capacity building by demonstrating
    practical procedures to new staff and to students on attachments
  • Participate in routine laboratory tasks and
    duties, and supervising laboratory technicians to undertake them,
    including;
    • SOP-guided laboratory experiments
    • Implementing GCLP practices
    • Ensuring that required reagents and
      supplies are in sufficient stocks and are stored appropriately
    • Entering and cleaning data,
      preparing reports on experiments
  • The incumbent will also engage in proactive
    problem prevention of GCLP practice
  • Deputise for the laboratory manager in his
    absence
  • Render support with other laboratory
    procedures and projects as and when required
2. Financial
Responsibilities:
Prepares reagent/consumable orders for subsequent
review and approval by supervisors
3. People Management
Responsibilities:
Provide
mentorship to one or more laboratory technicians
Supervise
students working in the laboratory
4. Corporate/Local Responsibilities
& Requirements:
The job holder must at all times carry out their
responsibilities with due regard to the MRC’s: Code of conduct, Equality
& Diversity Policy, Health & Safety Policy, Information technology
policy and Data Protection Act
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should at least hold a Master’s
    degree in a relevant subject or equivalent research experience
  • A minimum of four years of relevant laboratory
    experience
  • Good Clinical Practice and Good Clinical
    Laboratory Practice certification
  • Ability to learn and conduct assays required,
    according to study protocols
Personal Competencies:
Personal Integrity, Emotional Resourcefulness, Ability to Learn, Forward
Thinking, Reliability, Openness to Others, Independence, Analytical Thinking, Conceptual
Thinking,  Proactivity, Results
Orientation, Thoroughness, Concern for Excellence, Flexibility Towards Others,
Service-orientation and Development-orientation
How to Apply:
All
candidates should send their applications letters, copies of academic
qualifications and curriculum vitae including names, telephone contacts and
email addresses of three (3) referees should be sent only via e mail to:
recruitment@mrcuganda.org. Please quote the position code (STAT116) in the
subject line of the email.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for
interviews.
Deadline: 24th March, 2016 by 05:00pm
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