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Job Title:   Field Research Assistant (20 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

Duty Station: Yumbe, Uganda

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 AEGIS Spatial Repellent (SR) Study, seeks to hire Field Research Assistants to carry out field data and sample collection activities of the study in Yumbe district, including; sensitization of local leaders in the refugee settlement; installation of SR in households; completion of informed consent forms in the appropriate languages; administering study questionnaires; completion of study logs and forms; completion of finger-prick blood tests for malaria using rapid diagnostic tests or blood smear; storage as dried blood spots; packing and shipping of samples; and completion of sample storage and transmittal forms. The field research assistants will also provide regular field updates to ensure smooth running of field activities and participate in data cleaning in collaboration with the study coordinators, data management team and investigators.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Mapping, enumeration and enrolment of all study households
• Installation of SR in the reference arm of the study
• Timely and accurate completion of informed consent for all study participants
• Completion of finger prick malaria tests for all participants according to the study protocol
• Accurate and complete data entry of all study forms, logs and questionnaires

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience conducting research in malaria or other infectious diseases, as a study clinician, study lab technician or field research assistant is a must.
• Should have undergone training in basic lab technique for collection of blood by finger-prick (this may be as a VHT, research assistant within a research training programme or as a clinician/lab technician in a formal school of biomedical sciences),
• Diploma in clinical medicine, lab technology or other humanities.
• Evidence of GCP and HSP training,
• Ability to work under stringent deadlines
• Ability to speak ONE of these local languages is a MUST (Juba Arabic, Kakwa, and Lugbara-Ti -Aringa dialect)

How to Apply:

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

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Deadline: 6^th October 2023

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