Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research and policy translation.
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IHI is looking for a qualified and experienced individual to take the position of Research Scientist. The Scientist will work as senior veterinary officer charged with animal health in the Health Economics work package for the Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Interventions in Africa (BOHEMIA) project. BOHEMIA is a consortium funded by UNITAID to evaluate Mass Drug Administration (MDA) of ivermectin to humans and/or livestock if it holds potential to complement current malaria vector control tools and further reduce malaria transmission, moving us closer to the goal of malaria elimination.
Qualification and Experience
• Educated in veterinary medicine with a Master Degree (Master of Veterinary Medicine – MVM).
• Doctor license to practice veterinary medicine within Tanzania
(registered with the Tanzania Veterinary Council and Tanzania Veterinary
Association).
Important Dates and More
The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00hrs May 31st 2021.
JOB TITTLE:Field Supervisor (1 post) – Star Homes Project, Mtwara
IHI is looking for a qualified and experienced individual to take the position of Field Supervisor. The supervisor will work closely with scientists to provide support in various experiments such as field mosquitoes and houseflies collections, sorting and recording taxonomic data and setting data loggers for the indoor environmental measurements in the Star–Homes Phase II project: Household Evaluation.
Qualification and Experience
Form 4/6 graduate with 5 years of working experience.
Important Dates and More
The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00hrs May 31st 2021.
JOB TITTLE:Fieldworker (2 posts) – Star Homes Project, Mtwara
IHI is looking for qualified and experienced individuals to take the position of Fieldworker. The Fieldworkers will work closely with volunteers and the community in the local area to set light mosquito traps, data loggers, sorting mosquitoes & houseflies and recording entomological data collected in the Star-Homes Phase II Household Evaluation project.
Qualification and Experience
Form 4 graduate with 5 years of working experience.
Important Dates and More
The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00hrs May 31st 2021.
Remuneration
An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.
Equal Opportunity
IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws of Tanzania.
Mode of Application
All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.
The deadline for this application is 17:00 on Monday May 31st 2021. All e-mail application subject lines should include: RESEARCH SCIENTIST – ANIMAL HEALTH. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.
Human Resources Manager
IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE
#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz
The deadline for submitting the application is 31 May 2021 at 17:00hrs.
