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| Scientific Officer-Tuberculosis Microbiology |
| Tropical Diseases Research Centre |
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Posted 2018-06-12 02:55:43
The Tropical Diseases Research Centre is a National Health Research
institution established by Act of Parliament No. 31 of 1982 under the health.
The Centre is mandated to conduct research and training in Tropical Diseases
and other diseases and other diseases of national health importance such as
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections.
The Centre has continued to embrace a multi-disciplinary
team of experts including medical scientific and non-medical Staff to execute
its functions in order to fulfil its mandate.
Applications are invited frim suitably qualified and
experienced persons who are self-motivated and result oriented to fill the
following Vacancies:-
Scientific
Officer-Tuberculosis Microbiology
Qualifications and
Experience Requirement
. Full Grade twelve School Certificate
. MSc in TB Microbiology
. PhD in TB Microbiology will be an added advantage
. A minimum of at least three years’ experience in the medical
microbiology field
. Practical experience in a medical microbiology laboratory
. Registration with Health Professions Council of Zambia
. Female candidates are encouraged to apply
Main Duties
. To formulate and participate in formulating competitive
research proposals for research grants
. To implement and monitor the Quality Management System to
ensure the laboratory attain and maintain ISO 15189 Accreditation.
. To ensure effective performance of essential
microbiological laboratory tests and production of reliable and precise results
. To supervise the development and maintenance of advanced standard
Operating Procedure (SOPs) and use of standard laboratory equipment
. To ensure correct interpretation of research diagnostic,
and epidemiological results
. To development and evaluation of laboratory diagnostic
techniques for research and diagnosis of microbial infections
. To perform data collection, data analysis and reporting
duties
.To participate in formulating policy documents
. To participate in undertaking Monitoring and Evaluation
activities
To perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
