Career profile: in-country training assistant
In this career profile, Tom describes his role as an In-Country Training Assistant. This is one of a series of career profiles exploring lots of different jobs in genomics.
About me:
Name: Tom
Job title: In-Country Training Assistant
What do I do: I frequently travel to West Africa and South-East Asia to work with partner institutes to train and implement genomic surveillance lab protocols for malaria drug resistance.
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Skills I use in my job:
Problem solving
Thinking on the spot to overcome issues in LMIC (Low-Middle Income Country) labs when things don’t go to plan, such as power cuts.
Teamwork
I work in a team dedicated to assisting our partners any way we can, in person or remote. Additionally, I work very closely with other scientists around the world.
Communication
Meeting new people from all over the world and adapting to new cultures
Analysis
Analysis of data from our partners abroad.