Research Internship

Vacancy No: CGHR/186/02/21

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 twelve(12) months (Non-renewable) internship program, the candidates will have gained practical workplace experience to enable them to have a competitive edge in their job search.

KEMRI-CGHR Kisumu invites applicants for the below stated internship vacancy:-

INTERNSHIP AREA : Research
POSITIONS: Two(2)
LOCATION: Kisumu County
REPORTING: Principal investigator

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Health sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, Community Health, Microbiology or equivalent from a recognised university.
• The interns will be attached to “Evidence synthesis for building the translation pipeline to eliminate infectious diseases” project.

Terms of Engagement:

Applicants should be below thirty (30) years of age. Appointment in the Internship program will be for a period of twelve (12) months. The successful candidate (s) will be paid a monthly stipend without any other benefits. Interns will be expected to take up a personal accident cover and medical Insurance cover for the period of internship

How to Apply

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.

Applications are due no later than: March 10, 2021

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are encouraged to send their application addressed to

The Deputy Director, CGHR,
P. O. Box 1578- 40100, Kisumu.

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