Job Title: Field Worker
Organisation: MRC Uganda
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Medical Research Council (MRC UK) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts.
Job Summary: The position holder will support community-based clinical and immunological research activities for the VacICoP (Marburg Correlates of Protection) project. The role involves participant recruitment, informed consent, biological sample collection and handling, longitudinal follow-up, and high-quality data capture, ensuring strict compliance with approved protocols, GCP/GCLP standards, and ethical requirement
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support identification, screening, enrolment, and retention of study participants;
- Conduct informed consent and maintain ethical engagement with communities;
- Coordinate field activities with district health and security authorities;
- Support collection, labelling, temporary storage, and transport of clinical samples under cold chain conditions;
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of CRFs and electronic data capture tools;
- Support participant follow-up to minimise loss to follow-up;
- Adhere to biosafety, infection prevention, and PPE protocols;
- Participate in community engagement and trust-building activities;and
- Promptly report adverse events and protocol deviations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related or biological sciences field;
- Experience in community-based clinical or epidemiological research;
- Demonstrated competence in participant engagement and sample collection;
- Valid certification in GCP, GCLP, and Human Subjects Protection (within the last two years);
- Experience working within Ministry of Health or district-level structures;
- Strong organisational, communication, and documentation skills;
- Willingness to travel and work across multiple field sites; and
- Basic computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 21st May 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience