Senior Research Officer
Applied Sciences, Aviation Jobs
- National Biotechnology Author…
- Expires 04 Nov 2022
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
The position of Senior Research Officer has arisen within the National Biotechnology Authority, and we hereby invite applications from suitably qualified individuals.
Duties and Responsibilities
•Support National Biotechnology Authority in the development
and evaluation of medicinal, agricultural, environmental and
industrial products.
•Develop protocols for analytical methods, validation of analytical
methods analytical quality control.
•Apply principles of laboratory quality control according to
ISO/IEC 17025.
•Apply molecular biology techniques, including, but not limited to,
DNA extraction and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
to characterise biological markers.
•Apply analytical methods including Infrared spectroscopy (IR),
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Fluor
photometry.
•Conduct routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
•Provide trouble shooting support for technical issues.
•Co-ordinate and organize clinical studies.
•Create scientific presentations for internal training purposes.
•Contribute to the preparation and publication of scientific
manuscripts.
•Perform other duties as assigned by the Research and
Development Manager.
Qualifications and Experience
•BSc Honours degree in Biotechnology, Biology or other related
fields.
•Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Molecular Biology or other
related fields.
•Experience in product development, analytical quality control
and quality assurance.
•Experience in genetics, tissue culture, molecular biology
techniques, PCR, Infrared spectroscopy (IR), High Performance
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Fluor photometry and other
related analytical techniques.
•Scientific publications are an added advantage.
•Computer literacy and working knowledge of bioinformatics and
statistics software such as STATA, R, SPSS etc.
•Excellent critical thinking, multitasking, teamwork and written
and verbal communication skills.
•Must be highly organised.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit their applications and a detailed Curriculum Vitae to vacancies@nba.ac.zw not later than 04 November 2022, clearly labelled Senior Research Officer in the subject line.
