Job: Field Assistant (Lab) (10 posts) with the Surveillance, Monitoring &Evaluation Research Group under the Centre for HIV and AIDS

Deadline: Saturday, 27 July 2013
Description

Posted on: 22 July 2013

Application Deadline: 27 July 2013

Field Assistant (Lab) (10 posts) with the Surveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation Research Group under the Centre for HIV and AIDS (Advertisement #268/13)

icddr,b invites applications from suitable candidates for the position of Field  Assistant (Lab) (10 posts) with theSurveillance, Monitoring & Evaluation Research Group under the Centre for HIV and AIDS. The appointment will be made on a Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) basis for 3 months.

Duty Station – CHIV field sites.

Salary - Tk.14,816/-(consolidated)  per month inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances.  No other benefit is admissible.

Job Profile

• Sample collection: Understand Universal Precaution and Bio-safety; Draw blood samples from key affected population groups for HIV (e.g. males having sex with males, male sex workers, hijra, drug users, etc) maintaining all aseptic precautions; Separate serum, aliquot and label samples appropriately; Discard sharps and other biohazard materials as per the protocol; Decontaminate the working site and autoclaving glassware; Fill up a brief questionnaire to collect socio-demographic and HIV risk behavioral information; Motivate study participants to provide blood samples voluntarily in order to enable the test of sample properly.
• Sample transportation and preservation: Preserve samples as per the study protocol after collection in the field; Transport serum samples from the field sites to Virology Laboratory, icddr,b maintaining cold chain; Maintain register for samples collected; Store whole blood and serum samples at the  Virology Laboratory as per the study protocol in order to enable the required tests  properly.

Requirements

Education and Relevant Experience:

• SSC passed or diploma in medical laboratory technology;
• Minimum 1 year of experience as blood drawer in diagnostic laboratory, research study or similar setting.

Functional Competencies:

• Knowledge of:
• • Biohazards, Bio-security and Bio-safety Requirements;
  • Ethical Guidelines;
  • Laboratory equipment usage;
  • Specimen collection and handling guidelines and techniques;
  • Waste management requirements.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Can foster partnerships;
• Able to communicate effectively;
• Able to execute for results;
• Able to adopt with continuous learning.

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website:https://centre.icddrb.org/recruitment/jobList.jsp by 27 July 2013. Internal candidates must mention their Identification Number in the application.     

Special information

icddr,b is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women candidates. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. Only short listed candidates shall be invited for the interview. All the tests and interview will be held in Dhaka.

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