Applicants are invited from qualified Tanzanians to fill vacant positions at SUA-APOPO RODENT RESEARCH PROJECT.

POSITION: RODENT TRAINER (10 POSTS) MOROGORO

EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Possession of Secondary School Certificate with division IV and at least three passes
• Good spoken and written English
• (Not required) Persons with at least 1-year prior experience training animals, specifically African Giant Pouched Rats, are especially encouraged to apply

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in socialization and habituation of Mine Detection Rats
• Perform early training of Mine Detection Rats from clicker, indication, discrimination and soil floor training
• Perform field training of Mine Detection Rats from Tea-Eggs,3-M,5-M, and advanced stages
• Monitor rats’ health and welfare and report accordingly
• Accurately document and report rat training performance, per agreed schedule
• Make sure rats houses are clean and maintained well
• Feed, water and weigh rats daily, or according to agreed schedule
• Clean rats kennel weekly (according to agrees schedule) and house check to ensure each rat is in correct cages with identity card
• Train rats involved in research projects, including TB-detection, Remote Scent Tracing (RST) and customs detection
• Complete knowledge and skills training and assessments
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by a superior, including maintenance of training facilities, preparing training samples, transporting rats, demonstrating procedures, attending meetings, assisting with rat health check and treatments, etc.

TERMS OF CONTRACT: Contract will be for 1 year (including a 6-month probationary period) and is renewable depending on the performance and funding

AGE: Not above 45 years old

SALARY: As per Treasury Registry Salary Circular No. 6 of 2015 which is applicable at the moment