Job Description
Company : Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
Location : Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Job Type : Full-Time
Closing date: 16 April 2021
Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI): Research Internship Programme 2021
The AHRI Research Intern’s main responsibility is to work with human cells and HIV in the BSL-2 and BSL-3. He/She will perform molecular biology and immunology techniques including tissue culture, flow cytometry, T cell cloning, nucleic acid isolation, PCR, sequencing and in vitro infections.
Responsibilities:
- Perform laboratory activities related to the project.
- Assist senior researcher with experiments, quality control and data verification.
- Undertake blood sample processing when necessary.
- Preparation of reagents, maintenance of cell lines and monitoring of viral cultures.
- Perform human tissue culture and virus infectivity experiments.
- Perform ELISA, Luminex and flow cytometry experiments.
- Perform molecular biology experiments including nucleic acid extraction, PCR, sequencing and cloning.
- Perform general laboratory housekeeping / equipment maintenance.
- Participation in the institution’s academic activities including journal club, lab meetings, research update meetings and etc.
Qualifications:
Hons or Master’s degree in:
- Molecular biology,
- Microbiology,
- Biochemistry,
- Virology,
- Immunology
- or equivalent in related field.
Experience:
- Processing and storing of human samples e.g. bloods, tissue, cells, RNA/DNA etc
- Experience with HIV lab research
- Experience in molecular biology, immunology or genetic techniques
- High level of computer literacy
- Experience in molecular biology, immunology or genetic techniques
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How to Apply
Apply Online for the AHRI: Research Internship Programme 2021