Field Worker

Ifakara Health Institute is looking a Field Worker who will be based at Bagamoyo Branch to support Transmission Zero Project in conducting research activities on mosquito borne diseases and its surveillance.

Social Assistance

TZS

No

To conduct research based on mosquito borne diseases and its surveillance.
Ensure all data and samples collected from the experiments are properly recorded and stored.
To comply with adherence to mosquito borne diseases and surveillance project implementation protocol.
To support M&E teams on generating summaries and reports emanating from mosquito surveillance implementation data for guiding operations.
To ensure systematic and proper handling and management of data.
To support Field Supervisor/Researc.h Officer in data analysis and report writing.
To assist with any other duties as directed by project investigator.

Industry	Qualification
Social Assistance	Holder of Secondary Education or Certificate or Diploma of sciences in Laboratory Technology or any other related field.

Essential Qualities
Good in laboratory and semi-field rearing of mosquito colonies. Mosquito sorting using identification keys. Mosquito dissection by using kits. Field mosquito trapping using different traps. Familiarity with research conducted at IHI based on malaria vector control will be an added advantage. Computer skills (Microsoft office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,). Skills on STATA, R Studio etc. will be an added advantage

Good in laboratory and semi-field rearing of mosquito colonies.
Mosquito sorting using identification keys.
Mosquito dissection by using kits.
Field mosquito trapping using different traps.
Familiarity with research conducted at IHI based on malaria vector control will be an added advantage.
Computer skills (Microsoft office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,). Skills on STATA, R Studio etc. will be an added advantage

24/02/2026