Plan International
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Research, Survey and Report Writing
Apply By: 18-08-2022
icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. icddrb as a values-based organization encourages women and people with disabilities.
icddr,b is conducting a study “Transforming Greenhouse Gases into High-Value Aquaculture Feed in Bangladesh" that aims to develop a pilot methanotrophic bioreactor that demonstrates proof of principal for collecting methane that is being emitted from landfills in Bangladesh and converting this to high-protein fish food that could be used in aquaculture.
The Senior Research Officer reporting to the Project Coordinator of EIU with the Enteric and Respiratory Infections under Infectious Diseases Division will be mainly responsible for collecting biogas and evaluating the concentration of methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and other chemical levels/reactors and also contribute in developing fish feed using this biogas in collaboration with Stanford University within the guidelines of the research protocol; and organizational values and guidelines.
The major job responsibilities will include:
Required qualification and experience: