Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
13 Mar, 25
Salary
0.0
Posted On
30 Jan, 25
Experience
2 year(s) or above
Remote Job
No
Telecommute
No
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Sequel, Platforms, Preparation, Enrichment, Data Analysis, English, Sequencing, Word Processing, Communication Skills, Nucleic Acid Extraction, Lon
Industry
Hospital/Health Care
Consultant - Laboratory Scientist - Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) - (TAL-NAFA20250127-001)
Organization: NAFA-Animal Production and Health Laboratory
Primary Location: Austria-Lower Austria-Seibersdorf-IAEA Laboratories in Seibersdorf
Job Posting: 2025-01-28, 10:08:20 AM
Closing Date: 2025-02-11, 4:59:00 PM
Duration in Months: 12
Contract Type: Special Service Agreement - SSA
Full Competitive Recruitment: No
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Within the framework of its programmatic activities, including the Zoonotic Disease lntegrated Action (ZODIAC)
project and coordination of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VETLAB) Network, the Animal Production and
Health Laboratory (APHL) of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division is engaged in research, development, and technology
transfer of nuclear and nuclear-related tools to member states. These tools are critical for the detection and
surveillance of transboundary animal and zoonotic diseases, supporting global disease control programs.
Early, rapid detection, effective tracing, and characterization of pathogens in animals are vital components of any
disease prevention and control strategy.
The consultant will primarily work with molecular, virology, and bacteriological techniques to support the
characterization of pathogens and develop novel sequencing workflows for direct pathogen detection and
sequencing from clinical samples, focusing on selected transboundary animal and zoonotic diseases.
ln close collaboration with the laboratory team, the consultant will also participate in the development, validation,
and transfer of these newly validated or developed tools to veterinary diagnostic laboratories for detecting and
monitoring animal and zoonotic pathogens.