The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.
AHRI would like to hire qualified candidate in the position of Junior Researcher under Biotechnology and Biotechnology Directorate.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Set up and monitor instruments and laboratory equipment,
· Prepare samples, reagents and media,
· Assist in conducting experiments as per experimental protocols,
· Record data and prepare reports
· Handle related duties given by immediate supervisor
- BSc Degree in Biotechnology (cGPA= 2.75 for female and 3.0 for male applicants)
- Exposure to techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR, gel electrophoresis, ELISA