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Vacancies

APOPO has no outstanding vacancies at the moment, but candidates working in related fields are encouraged to submit their CVs for eventual future opportunities.

Students, Volunteers and academic sabbaticals

Socio economic impact of landmine detection
Study and develop models to map the social and economic returns and benefits of APOPO's demining activities.
Expected duration: 6-8 months
Profile: Masters level or above in development economics or related fields

Socio economic impact of TB diagnosis
Study and develop models to map the potential social and economic returns and benefits of APOPO's TB diagnostic activities.
Expected duration: 6-8 months
Profile: Masters level or above in health economics or related fields

Animal Welfare
Identify indicators and develop measures for the improvement of the physiological and psychological well-being of the Cricetomys in APOPO's training and research program.
Expected duration: 4 months - 4 years, long term commitment preferred
Profile: Masters level or above in Animal welfare or related fields

Etogram of Cricetomys
Identify Cricetomys typical behaviours and use this information to improve training and breeding procedures at APOPO.
Expected duration: 4 months - 4 years, long term commitment preferred
Profile: Masters level or above in Ethology or related fields

(Bio-)Statistician
Organize and analyse performance data for ongoing training activities and specific experiments.
Expected duration: Long term commitment preferred
Profile: Masters level or above in (Bio)-statistics or related fields

Bio Medical Researcher
Oversee Research and Development activities in the APOPO Tuberculosis detection program;
Expected duration: Long term commitment preferred
Profile: Phd or Medical degree

Behavioural researcher
Study the impact of early neurological stimulation on the subsequent performance of the Cricetomys in scent detection
Expected duration: 1 year - 4 years
Profile: Masters level or above in behavioural sciences

Grant co-ordinator
Asses research funding opportunities, write grant proposal and administer funded projects
Expected duration: 1 year - 4 years
Profile: Masters level or above with substantial experience in obtaining and managing extramural funds

Institutional collaborations

Research and implementing institutions in our field of work are invited to seek research collaborations or partnerships.