RESEARCH ASSISTANT- VIROLOGY

Job Responsibilities

• General: Provide essential logistics and administrative support to research teams and scientists.
• Laboratory Management: Organize materials and assist in data collection.
• Sample Preparation: Prepare samples for specified research analysis (e.g., plant and soil samples or virus samples) under supervision; media preparation; report and record faults, mistakes, and problems; assist in general job flow in the section.
• Field and Glasshouse Trials: Assist with field, lab, and greenhouse trial activities under supervision, including:
• Planting and trial maintenance.
• Administration of insecticides.
• Counting.
• Trial marking within greenhouse and field trials.
• Assist with trial inoculation activities under supervision.
• Infestation of trials.
• Assist with trial harvesting activities under supervision.
• Assist with transport to and from trials under supervision.
• Assist with data collection under supervision.
• Viral Diagnostics: Sample research material; assist with lab activities under supervision; media preparation; report and record faults, mistakes, and problems; assist in general job flow in the section; attend weekly divisional meetings; timely reporting on completion of tasks.