Laboratory Technician job at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA)

JOB PURPOSE

To provide specialized Laboratory services in wildlife health management.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collecting and examining animal samples and reporting the results.
• Referring samples to other labs and ensure that protocols are followed.
• Breeding and training lab animals for research and science education programs
• Carrying out science education activities using laboratory animals.
• Establishing a database of necropsy results and creating a system of storing tissue sections
• Undertaking research and project activities.
• Collaborating in breeding programs and learning initiatives.
• Preparing work plans and budgets for laboratory requirements.
• Developing wildlife laboratory standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Establishing a repository system for animal tissues and processed slide for future reference.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

a. Qualifications

• Diploma in Laboratory Technology from a recognized Institution.

b. Experience

Nil

c. Competences

Technical

• Knowledge in wildlife management
• Records and Information management
• Risk Management
• Information Communication Technology
• Research and analytical

Behavioral

• Concern for quality and standards
• Communicating effectively
• Accountability
• Judgment decision making and problem solving.
• Ethics and Integrity

• Collecting and examining animal samples and reporting the results.
• Referring samples to other labs and ensure that protocols are followed.
• Breeding and training lab animals for research and science education programs
• Carrying out science education activities using laboratory animals.
• Establishing a database of necropsy results and creating a system of storing tissue sections
• Undertaking research and project activities.
• Collaborating in breeding programs and learning initiatives.
• Preparing work plans and budgets for laboratory requirements.
• Developing wildlife laboratory standard operating procedures and guidelines
• Establishing a repository system for animal tissues and processed slide for future reference.

• Knowledge in wildlife management
• Records and Information management
• Risk Management
• Information Communication Technology
• Research and analytical
• Concern for quality and standards
• Communicating effectively
• Accountability
• Judgment decision making and problem solving.
• Ethics and Integrity

• Diploma in Laboratory Technology from a recognized Institution.