10 Fresher Research Assistant Non-profit Job Opportunities – Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

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Job Title:    Research Assistant (10 Fresher Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

Duty Station:   Uganda

Reports to: Study Medical Officer

 

About US:

The Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC) is a non-profit research organization. IDRC conducts research in infectious diseases including Malaria, HIV and Tuberculosis. Our studies have led to over 300 publications and have impacted on the management of infectious diseases in Uganda. IDRC currently manages over 41 Grants with an annual budget of $11 million. IDRC was established in May 2008 by Ugandan health scientists from Makerere University College of Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco and the Uganda Ministry of Health.

 

Job Summary:  The Research Assistants will be hired on a temporary basis to work with health facility staff and will be in charge of mobilising, consenting and interviewing selected participants.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Travel to study sites and perform interviews on identified participants.
  • Liaise with Health Facility Staff to effectively mobilise the identified study Participants.
  • Offer informed consent to the identified survey participants.
  • Maintain records in a confidential manner according to established procedures.
  • Backup data on a daily basis according to Standing Operating Procedures.
  • Securely maintain all computer equipment in your custody.
  • Proper accountability for resources offered during the survey procedures.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant should at least hold a Diploma in a medical Clinical discipline (Clinical medicine/ Nursing/ Midwifery).
  • Experience in Health Research data entry programs.
  • Fluency in any local language of Runyankole, Rukiga, Runyoro, Rutoro, Rufumbira or Luganda.
  • Should have a valid certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Human Subjects Protection (HSP).

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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Additional Important Comments:

  • Submission of incomplete or inaccurate documents will render the applicant ineligible for consideration for the job opening.
  • Applications cannot be amended following submission.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted further.

 

Deadline: 16th September 2022 at 5:00 pm

 

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