Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Main role:
Working together with Study Coordinator to supervise and support field data collection activities.

Key Specific responsibilities
• Work alongside the Study Coordinator and other research team members to meet the HIPS study objectives.
• Lead, supervise and support Research Assistants within the supervisor’s jurisdiction.
• Support training of research assistants and pilot data collection.
• Assist in identifying and approving data collection activities at selected health facilities or drug shops.
• Ensure safe custody of both manual and digital data collected and institute quality checks of the collected data.
• Oversee data collected from the field and ensure it is correctly saved in the existing databases on the allocated server.
• Hold daily debrief meetings with the research assistants to assess how the day’s activities proceeded and plan for the following day.
• Ensure quality control of the data collected.
• Prepare and submit daily field reports to the Study Coordinator.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Study Coordinator.

Minimum qualifications and requirements
• A graduate with Bachelor’s degree. Possession of a Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• Experience working in at least 2 recent similar field research activities (less than five years ago) as a supervisor involved in mapping, listing, and conducting interviews at health facilities. Having previously worked on any study under the R4S project is an added advantage.
• A valid certificate in Good Clinical Practice and or Human Subject Research is an added advantage: One of the sites that tests and gives a valid certificate is URL: http://gcp.nidatraining.org/
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Should be willing to work beyond common office working hours.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Willingness to move to the assigned field to supervise, coordinate activities and conduct interviews.

Duration: This appointment is valid for the period of data collection, estimated at one month and shall be automatically terminated after.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested persons should submit their application and updated curriculum vitae (CV) to the link below stating at least one referee and their contacts by Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 5.00 pm. Applications should be addressed to: The Dean Makerere University School of Public Health.

Field supervisor application link: https://forms.gle/nskC6gMhccurkhUQ6

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

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