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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Programming Intern and ICT Intern Career Opportunities: KEMRI / University of Washington Internships Announcement

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in collaboration with the University of Washington is conducting a research study at multiple sites in Kenya.

As part of the international mission of the University of Washington to transfer technology and build capacity, rotational fixed duration work/study (internship) positions have been established in the research study and recruitment is currently underway.

This project invites application for the following positions:

Programming Intern

Basic qualifications

At a minimum, the applicant should be an advanced student currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year computing technology course.

Specifically, the student should have basic training and proficiency in:
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft Access 2007
  • Must have a good understanding of PHP, HTML, CSS, java script, and VB script
  • Strong skills in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  • Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (XPP, Vista Business).
  • Basic networking
  • Average experience with ASP.NET on IIS
Exposure to any UNIX based Operating Systems and is desired but not required.

Duration
  • The internship will run for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 4 months.
Remuneration
  • This position has a fixed monthly stipend of Ksh.5,000 per month for a time commitment of 25 hours per week (equivalent to 5 hours every day Monday to Friday).
Work Details

Working under the direct supervision of the ICT/Data coordinator, the programming intern will be responsible for maintaining the existing study database(s), developing new modules as needed and building new databases should the need arise, as well as undertaking general tasks which will promote the use of ICT across the research activities.

If you meet the above qualifications, please send an application with your current CV attached to the contact below.

The application letter should state clearly your motivation for applying for the internship.

Ensure that you use the title ‘Programming intern Application’ as the subject of the email.

ICT Intern

Basic Qualification

At a minimum, the application should be an advanced student currently enrolled in a computing technology course in at least a 2-year course but preferably a 4-year course.

Specifically, the student should have basic training and proficiency in:
  • Basic Networking
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 & 2008
  • Microsoft Access 2007
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Suite
  • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  • Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (XP, Vista Pro)
  • Exposure to any UNIX based Operating System is desired but not required.
Duration
  • The internship will run for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 4 months.
Remuneration
  • This position has a fixed monthly stipend of Ksh.5,000 per month for a time commitment of 25 hours per week (equivalent to 5 hours every day Mon to Frid).
Work Details

Working under the direct supervision of the IT Support Staff, the ICT intern will be responsible for general maintenance of defined computer equipment and for the resolution of identified technical problems, as well as undertaking general tasks which will promote the use of ICT across the research activities. The ICT intern’s job responsibilities will spread across ICT and Data support.

Ensure that you use the title ‘ICT intern Application’ as the subject of the email.

Send your applications to the Email address: kemriuwjobs @ gmail.com

The application deadline for all the positions is Monday 23rd November, 2009, 5:00 p.m

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