Jobs at:
Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP)

Vacancy title:
Proficiency Testing Scheme Manager

Deadline of this Job:
17th October 2016

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is a non-profit biomedical research organization, whose mission is to mitigate disease threats through quality research, health care and disease surveillance. MUWRP was established in 2002 by a Memorandum of Agreement between The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, inc. (HJF) and Makerere University (Mak) to undertake medical research to test HIV vaccines. Over the years, MUWRP's portfolio has progressively expanded to include vaccine research for Ebola and Marburg viruses, surveillance of influenza and influenza-like viruses and other emerging infections in humans and animals; also epidemiological, basic and implementation research in HIV treatment, care and prevention programs in the districts of Kayunga, Mukono, Buvuma and Buikwe. MUWRP has received funding to implement The Joint Mobile Emerging Disease Intervention Clinical Capability (JMEDICC) program in Uganda to conduct FDA regulated clinical therapeutic or diagnostics trials during an outbreak setting. MUWRP has also received additional funding from PEPFAR to support the National TB reference Laboratory to implement a nationwide TB Gene Xpert EQA program. MUWRP therefore seeks to fill the following positions:

025/016 Proficiency Testing Scheme Manager (01) National TB Reference Laboratory Kampala

Job application procedure
Details of the job descriptions can be downloaded from www.muwrp.org under careers. Interested candidates should download application forms from the website, fill and submit them together with their Application letter, Photocopies of academic qualifications and Curriculum Vitae with 3 referees. The position number and the location should be clearly stated in the application and sent to:

The HR & Administration Manager
Makerere University Walter Reed Project
Plot 42 Nakasero Road.
P.0. Box 16524 Kampala.
Not later than 17TH October 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.