Field Laboratorian Vacancy at The African Field Epidemiology Network

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is not for profit, networking alliance and service organization that brings together field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) across Africa working side by side with ministries of health, regional and international partners. AFENET works to strengthen epidemiology and disease surveillance capabilities of Africa countries that are critical to meeting the requirements of the integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDRS) strategy and the international Health Regulations (IHR). 

AFENET is seeking to recruit highly qualified and experienced candidates to serve in the indicated position below: 

Job Position: Field Laboratorian

Job Location: Lagos
Work Hours: Full time 40 hours/week

Slot: 10

Job Description

• The laboratory staff member will perform the blood draws and administer the HIV rapid tests. Registered laboratory personnel with prior laboratory experience (Monovette/vacutainer tubes collection and transportation, dried blood spotting, handling and transportation) will be recruited for field-based laboratory work.
• Laboratory training will focus on preparing participants for blood draw, specimen collection, processing, storage, and transportation, and use of rapid HIV tests and bio-safety procedures, ethics and confidentiality, and completion of survey data collection tools and data management.
• The laboratorians SOW shall also include supervision of the dispatch riders in sample packaging, transportation and delivery.

Duties 

• Assist the teams to locate selected households in his/her community
• Opens, separates, numbers and arranges specimens for laboratory examination and trace results.
• Maintains simple laboratory records and inventory for supplies and reagents.
• Maintains laboratory equipment and supplies by cleaning and maintaining quality assurance records.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience:

• Candidate must possess a degree in Medical laboratory science or related field
• Candidate must have minimum of 5years laboratory experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:

• Candidate must be registered with Medical laboratory science council of Nigeria (MLSCN)
• Candidate must have prior Laboratory experience in HIV related surveys