RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The Centre for Research in Therapeutic Sciences (CREATES), Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya, is seeking a research assistant who will work toward the structural and functional elucidation of the malaria parasite sugar-nucleotide transporter, a potential drug target against malaria.
RESPONSIBILITIES
» Liaise with the Research Fellow to set up a structural biology laboratory.
» Search instruments and reagents/chemicals and request quotations for ordering.
» Liaise with the Research Fellow, Director, Finance, Human Resource, and Procurement departments to deliver what is required on time.
» Clone, express, and purify proteins for structural determination.
» Remotely connect to synchrotron and collect
REQUIREMENTS
The candidate should be a graduate preferably with a Master’s degree in a relevant Biological Science subject. (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, or Biomedical Sciences), Chemical, Systems or ComputationalBiology with a strong desire to continue pursuing
a career in research (Ph.D). The candidate for this post should have a good command of the English language. Experience working in a research environment will be an advantage.
Female candidates and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The post is available for six months with the possibility of an extension for a further six months.
If you are interested, please email, your CV and cover letter before the 20th of October 2022 to: ajaoko@strathmore.edu.
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