NGO MRC/UVRI Uganda Jobs – Senior Scientist

Job
Title:   Senior
Scientist
Organisation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Duty
Station: 
Masaka,
Uganda
Reports
to:
Head of Programme,
HIV Prevention and Epidemiology
About
MRC/UVRI:
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.
Job
Summary:
  The Senior Scientist will take lead of the
HIV vaccine research studies

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Planning
    and implementing HIV vaccine research studies according to best practice.
  • Coordinating
    and working with other Unit staff, collaborating partners, sponsors, and
    funders.
  • Contributing
    to the development of study protocols, research tools and other relevant
    documents.
  • Overseeing
    data entry, management and analysis.
  • Initiating
    and contributing to scientific publications.
  • Ensuring
    compliance with local and international clinical research regulatory
    guidelines.
  • Coordinating
    and facilitating study monitoring and auditing visits, respond to any
    monitoring/audit findings and implement approved recommendations.
  • Managing
    study resources (finances, personnel, equipment, facilities) in compliance
    with unit and sponsor accountability requirements.
  • Training
    and developing capacity of junior staff.
  • Participating
    in strategic planning for the programme.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and a
    postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Epidemiology, or other
    related disciplines.
  • At
    least five years’ experience in HIV epidemiological and clinical research.
  • Good
    managerial and organizational skills.
  • Literate
    and able to use Microsoft Office programs
  • Excellent
    written and oral English communication skills.
  • Ability
    to work within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Self-motivated
    and able to work with minimal supervision.
  • ICH-GCP
    and Human Subjects Protection training
  • Experience
    in HIV care.
  • Evidence
    of authoring peer reviewed articles.
  • A
    good understanding of Luganda
How
to Apply:
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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