{"id":809070,"date":"2025-05-24T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=809070"},"modified":"2025-09-06T01:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:58:44","slug":"809070-uon-kavi-icr-molecular-biology-laboratory-technician","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/?post_type=job_listing&p=809070","title":{"rendered":"Molecular Biology Laboratory Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications are invited for the following position.<\/p>\n

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, KAVI-INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (KAVI-ICR) - AD\/5\/28\/25 1 POST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background information<\/strong><\/p>\n

KAVI-ICR is conducting several translational studies to determine the baseline immune profiles that can predict responsiveness to upcoming vaccine candidates using high-throughput flow cytometry and next-generation sequencing techniques.<\/p>\n

Purpose of the Position<\/h3>\n
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  1. Implementation of molecular biology techniques, specifically droplet-based single cell RNA sequencing, preparation of Next-Generation Sequencing libraries, sequencing on an Illumina NGS platform and processing of sequence data.<\/li>\n
  2. Implementation of flow cytometry techniques for cell sorting of antigen-specific immune cells.<\/li>\n
  3. Presentation of results to the group, programme and collaborators.<\/li>\n
  4. Preparation of reports and scientific manuscripts for publication.<\/li>\n
  5. Mentorship of interns and students.<\/li>\n
  6. Any other responsibilities that may arise from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Job requirements\/Specifications:<\/h3>\n
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    1. A Master\u2019s degree (MSc) in Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, or a closely related field.<\/li>\n
    2. A bachelor in Molecular Biology with at least 2 years\u2019 extensive hands-on experience in a molecular biology laboratory, with independent performance of next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows and droplet-based singe sell RNA sequencing (e.g. 10X genomics Chromium platform) relevant experience may also be considered for this position.<\/li>\n
    3. Mandatory proficiency with Illumina sequencing platforms (e.g., NovaSeq, MiSeq).<\/li>\n
    4. Hands-on experience in flow cytometry and cell sorting.<\/li>\n
    5. Publications in a peer-reviewed journal as a first author or significant contributor in the field of molecular biology will be an added advantage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Location<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The incumbent will be located in Nairobi at the KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi.<\/p>\n

      Terms of Appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n

      This is a position whose tenure is one (1) year contract, renewable based on performance and by mutual consent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":604245,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

      NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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      1. Applicants should email their application cover letter, certified copies of certificates and curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their qualifications, experience on single-cell RNA sequencing, NGS workflows and flow cytometry, and three (3) referees, as well as indicating their telephone and e-mail contacts.<\/li>\r\n\t
      2. Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations.<\/li>\r\n\t
      3. The application cover letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement.<\/li>\r\n\t
      4. Late applications will not be considered.<\/li>\r\n\t
      5. Applications should be emailed as one file in PDF.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

        CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY: JUNE 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

        THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED.<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[5476,1958,6531,4952],"job-types":[8],"class_list":{"0":"post-809070","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-biochemistry","8":"job_listing_category-biomedical-sciences","9":"job_listing_category-immunology","10":"job_listing_category-molecular-biology","11":"job_listing_type-entry-level","13":"job-type-entry-level"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/809070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=809070"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=809070"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=809070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}