{"id":4937,"date":"2026-03-17T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/job\/graduate-trainee-food-diagnostics-x-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T00:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T00:34:20","slug":"graduate-trainee-food-diagnostics-x-2","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/?post_type=job_listing&p=4937","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Trainee &#8211; Food Diagnostics x 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tGraduate traineeship in the Food Safety &amp; Hygiene Department (microbial analyses, heavy metals analyses, mycotoxins, food chemistry, GMO profiling etc). Limited to 3 months. Possibility of contract afterwards. Not a research position.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDuties and Responsibilities<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tRegular testing of various types of samples in the food department (microbial, chemical, physicochemical, molecular etc), Validation and verification of new tests. Proper documentation. Adherence to ISO 17025.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tQualifications and Experience<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAt least BSc in microbiology, biochemistry or any other bio-analytical science with top grades. Prior experience is advantageous but not required (Most other labs lack the type of equipment we have). High attention to detail. Ability to multitask. Thorough. Good communication skills. Presentable and eloquent. The ability to use AI is highly preferred. Critical thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tHow to Apply<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tWe are most interested in knowing what type of person you are and what you will bring to the table. So a great personal cover letter would help including your long-term goals and how you think you may fit in. Generic AI-written ones will most likely not make it. Send application to applications@biotechinst.com with the subject line: &#8220;GT-Food Diagnostics&#8221;. The cover letter should be in the email body. Attach CV, copies of certificates and transcript copies. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t Click to Apply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"applications@biotechinst.com","_company_name":"The Biotech Institute","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.biotechinst.com","_company_tagline":"About The Biotech Institute The Biotech Institute is a young innovative hybrid academic-biotech institute that develops and applies cutting-edge technologies to solve pertinent problems in health, agriculture, food and education sectors. The institute is highly dynamic and integrated in a strong framework of international cooperation. The scope of the institute is broad and presently covers the follows departments\/sectors, 1) Molecular Diagnostics Services, 2) Manufacturing of reagents and consumables, 3) Education, including offering MSc, MPhil and PhD programs, 4) Distribution of biomedical equipment and reagents, as well as 5) Consultancy. To spearhead the development of the said sectors, the institute has vacancy for a business development\/marketing officer.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[17],"job-categories":[24],"job-types":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-4937","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-harare","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/4937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=4937"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=4937"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=4937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}