IT Careers – Senior Data Programmer at The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS

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Organisation: The Medical Research Council/ Uganda
Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

About MRC/UVRI:
The Medical
Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research
Unit on AIDS based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe invites
applications from suitably qualified Ugandans for the position of Senior Data
Programmer.
The MRC/UVRI
Uganda Research Unit on AIDS is a bilateral multi-disciplinary research
organisation funded by the Medical Research Council (UK), DFID (UK) and other
donor organisations. The work will be based in Entebbe, and is funded by a
grant from the IDEA consortium, an African-European Initiative for Dissecting
the Interplay between Poverty Related Diseases and Helminth Infections.
Appointment will be for one year initially and is renewable subject to the
satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Job Summary: The Senior database programmer is
required to work with databases primarily on studies within the Co-Infections
Study Programme and will involve developing a Good Clinical Practice (GPC)
compliant database for a new clinical trial and also developing data
dictionaries for existing databases. The work will involve creating data
dictionaries for existing databases and setting up a GCP compliant database for
a forthcoming trial to investigate the effect of Schistosoma mansoni infection
on the immunogenicity of a candidate TB vaccine. The successful applicant will
join a team Statisticians and Data Managers at the MRC Unit in the Uganda Virus
Research Institute.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold an honours degree in Computer Science, Database
    programming, Software engineering, Statistics and Computation or a related
    field
  • The
    applicant should hold a Masters’ degree in Information Systems or related
    field is desirable
  • Experience
    in the use of Open Clinica or other GCP compliant databases will be
    advantageous
  • Three
    or more years’ experience in programming using in more than one language
    (MS-Access VBA, Java or .Net languages)
  • At
    least three years’ experience working with at least one database
    management system (Ms Access, My SQL or SQL server).
  • A
    year’s experiencing in creating and managing databases in a research
    environment
    Experience in the programming of electronic data capture using either
    UMPCs or PDAs

How to Apply:
For further
information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Jonathan Levin: jonathan.levin@mrcuganda.org  or via telephone +256 417 704150.
All applications and supporting documents including curriculum vitae (CV),
copies of academic qualifications and names plus telephone contact details of
three referees should either be addressed to:
The Human Resource Manager,
MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,
Uganda Virus Research Institute,
P. O. Box 49, Entebbe. Uganda
Or sent via email: mrc@mrcuganda.org
Deadline: 13th December, 2013.
NB:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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