Job Overview
Employer: Taasisi ya Utafiti wa Wanyamapori Tanzania (TAWIRI)
Advert reference: Ajira #13620
Role: RESEARCH OFFICER II (VETERINARY MEDICINE)
Open posts: 1 position
Published: 13 June 2026
Deadline: 26 June 2026
Salary scale: PRSS 2
Duties and Responsibilities
i. To set up experiments and data collection related to veterinary issues as well as wildlife management;
ii. To gathering relevant literatures and information on diseases, surveillances, diagnosis and writing up technical and research reports;
iii. To carry disease surveillance and producing technical reports;
iv. To collect, process and analyse samples related to wildlife diseases and ecosystem health;
v. To prepare protocols for wildlife immobilization and handling for disease investigation, rescue from snares, collaring and translocations;
vi. To supervise veterinary and laboratory students during their practical training;
vii. To provide wildlife veterinary services to researchers and management authorities in in protected areas and any other areas with wildlife in Tanzania;
viii. To immobilize wild animals for translocation for restocking or problem animal control;
ix. To develop a research proposal for fundraising;
x. To publish research results in peer-reviewed journals/publishers; and
xi. To perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications
Holder of Master and Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Medicine from recognized institutions with minimum of an Upper Second Class or overall minimum of Grade B+ for unclassified undergraduate Degrees.
How to Apply
Submit your application through the official Ajira Portal. Use the advert reference above if the portal opens at the vacancies list.
