Laboratory Assistant

Support WHO ESPEN laboratory operations in Ouagadougou by receiving and tracing epidemiological and entomological samples, conducting molecular testing, and maintaining reliable laboratory systems. The assistant processes specimens, operates and calibrates equipment, supports PCR surveillance workflows and vector identification, maintains quality controls, biosafety records and inventori

• Receive, register and trace incoming samples
• Perform pre-analytical and analytical laboratory procedures
• Operate, calibrate and troubleshoot laboratory equipment
• Support PCR workflows for onchocerciasis surveillance
• Maintain quality controls, records and biosafety standards
• Manage reagents, consumables and sample repositories
• Contribute to laboratory capacity-building activities

• Secondary education with molecular biology training
• Ten years of PCR pool-screening experience for blackflies
• Expert French and intermediate English

• University degree in biological sciences or molecular biology
• Training in laboratory quality management systems
• Experience identifying onchocerciasis vectors by cytotaxonomy

• Molecular testing
• Sample processing
• PCR assays
• Laboratory quality assurance
• Biosafety

• PCR equipment
• Microscopes
• Laboratory information systems