RESEARCH TECHNICIAN: VETERINARY

Agricultural Research Council; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job description

• Assist with research on insects of veterinary importance in the field including Black flies, Culicoides, Stomoxys, Tabanid and Tsetse flies.
• Assist in the maintenance and administration of the ARC-OVR tsetse colony.
• Take irradiated blood for bioassays and interpret the results
• Update weekly tsetse colony mortality database.
• Assist Researchers during field trips with trap deployment, fly collection management.
• Responsible for maintaining infrastructure and facilities.
• Responsible for training interns and providing support as needed.
• Adhering to all Safety and GLP rules and regulations.