ILRI seeks to recruit a Bioinformatician to work within the BecA Hub.

Key responsibilities:

• Management and quality control of large amounts of data;
• Design, implement and manage database(s) to store and sequence data;
• Processing and analyzing data using a wide range of tools (including BLAST, sequence assemblers, MEGAlign, …)
• Use scripting to aid and automate analysis.

Requirements

• Master’s in Bioinformatics or related field;
• 3 – 5 years work experience in a bioinformatics position
• Knowledge of Genetics, Biotechnology and their applications
• Demonstrate experience working and developing in a Linux environment
• Knowledge in SQL and scripting languages (PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby)

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is open to Kenyan nationals only.  The position is on a 3-year fixed contract. ILRI will give a competitive salary/benefits package to the successful candidate.

Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 30 September 2011.

The position title and reference number “BIOINFORMATICIAN: BIOINFO/BECA/08/11” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications.  Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To find more about ILRI, visit our Website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.