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Vacancy No. CGHR/303/07/22

Project description:

The Kenya Medical Research Institute is committed to providing the youth with opportunities to acquire, sharpen their knowledge and gain technical/practical skills to complement their studies in order to enhance their employability in line with the Kenya Vision 2030. The KEMRI internship program (KIP) seeks to develop a pool of young talent adequately exposed to working in the research industry. After the planned one-year (Non-renewable) internship program, the candidates will have gained practical workplace experience to enable them to have a competitive edge in their job search. It is from this background that KEMRI (Kisumu) seeks to recruit one (1) intern in the below mentioned field;

Internship Area: Statistics, Computer Science (1 position)

Project: Kenya Multi-site integrated sero surveillance for SARS-CoV-2

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or any related field from a recognized institution.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
• Be below thirty (30) years of age.

Terms of Engagement:

Appointment in the Internship program will be for a period of one year. The successful candidate (s) will be paid a monthly stipend of Kshs. 25,000 without any other benefits. Interns will be expected to take up a personal accident cover and medical insurance cover for the period of internship.

Applications should include the following:

• Letter of Application indicating vacancy number.
• Current Resume or CV with names and contact information (telephone and e-mail address)
• Copies of Certificates and transcripts.

All the applications to be done through KEMRI Website www.kemri.go.ke/e-recruitment portal on or before August 25, 2022, latest 5.00 p.m. Please visit the KEMRI web site www.kemri.go.ke for more details on the advertisement. KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITED TO DIVERSITY; PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, WOMEN, YOUTH AND THOSE FROM MARGINALIZED AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. KEMRI DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF ITS SELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING APPLICATION, INTERVIEW AND PROCESSING OF OFFER LETTER. IF ASKED FOR A FEE, REPORT SUCH REQUEST IMMEDIATELY.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted