Laboratory Manager for Tuberculosis (TB) Research Laboratory Job Vacancy in Mbeya, Tanzania

Organisation: Department of Tropical Medicine at
the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich (Germany)
URL: http://www.klinikum.uni-muenchen.de/Abteilung-fuer-Infektions-und-Tropen…

and http://www.mmrp.org/

Position Summary:
The Department of Tropical Medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
(Germany) is looking for a TB Laboratory Manager for its accredited
Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory at the Mbeya Medical Research Center (www.mmrp.org). The Manager has responsibility for
approximately 15 employees.

With its 180 employees the NIMR Mbeya Medical
Research Center (MMRC) is one of the largest research institutions in Africa.
The MMRC conducts operational, social-epidemiological, clinical and basic
research in the fields of HIV, TB and Malaria. It disposes of state-of-the-art
laboratory facilities for TB diagnosis, clinical infrastructure as well as
extensive cohort activities, thus ensuring the highest standard for its
manifold clinical trials.

In the area of TB studies MMRC is participating in
two large scale international drug evaluation programs (ReMoxTB and MAMS) as
well as several TB diagnostics trials.

The MMRC TB laboratory provides also
data on serial colony count for the calculation of Early bactericidal activity
of novel TB drugs in phase II trials..

Duties:

Supervision of the daily lab routine; checking
and recording all the lab results;
Communication with external lab consultants
and monitors;
Ensuring QA/QC in the laboratory;
Developing, maintaining and enforcing standard
operating procedures for Good Laboratory Practice, including quality
control, safety management and accurate record keeping;
Evaluate the competency of all testing
personnel and assure that staff members maintain their competency to
perform test procedures and test results;
Order of reagents, consumables and equipment;
Maintaining laboratory equipment, standards
and safety, as well as accurate record keeping;
Providing research support and technical
assistance within the multidisciplinary environment for guest scientists;
Liaising with industry supplying laboratory
equipment and consumables, as well as supervising stock levels.

Requirements:

Degree in laboratory medicine (eg. Laboratory
Technologist) is required;
Several years’ experience in TB diagnostic
techniques (liquid and solid media culture, microscopy, PCR, resistance
testing) and another relevant qualification with substantial experience in
laboratory management;
Experience in health research in general, and
understanding of TB-related scientific issues;
Proven technical proficiency in the execution
of molecular and TB microbiological (microscopy, culturing on solid and
liquid media) experiments;
A high degree of autonomy and a sense of
ownership; much initiative, internal motivation;
Proof of good planning and organisation
skills, as well as the ability to apply these optimally in a
research/laboratory environment;
Proven ability to use a wide range of
laboratory equipment and to teach others to use such instrumentation
effectively;
Proof of the ability to identify laboratory
and research problems and to communicate these effectively to supervisors;
Computer proficiency in word processing (MS
Word) and spreadsheets (MS Excel);
Good verbal and written communication skills
in English.

We offer you
a challenging position in an international research environment. You will
contribute to fight one of the world’s most devastating diseases in an area of
greatest need. After an initial induction period you will be able to work
independently.

Mbeya is
located in Tanzania’s southern highlands and has a pleasant spring-like climate
all year round.

How to apply:

Please send your application by email to:
rachow [at] lrz.uni-muenchen.de

or by mail to

Tropeninstitut
Dr. A. Rachow
Georgenstr. 5
80799 Muenchen,
Germany

Closing Date: Monday, 31 December 2012