Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Call for Upcoming Researcher Applications

Background
Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC) is a body corporate established by the Nurses and Midwives Act, 1996 to regulate Nursing and Midwifery professions in Uganda so as to ensure public safety. In its mandate to protect the public from unsafe nursing and midwifery practices, the Council sets standards for the professions, and advises and makes recommendations to government on matters relating to the two professions among others. While executing its mandate, the Council faces difficulty in accessing current evidence to inform standard formulations and reviews; as well as to derive recommendations to government on matters concerning nursing and midwifery. To address this challenge, the Council has launched the research funding program to support scholars in generation of evidence that could be used in performance of the above functions. Accordingly, the Council conducted a Delphi study to derive the research agenda for nursing and midwifery regulation, and select key research funding priorities.
The Council is therefore pleased to announce the “Call for Applications” for our second cycle of the research funding program, 2022. The research funding program aims at strengthening the research capacity and grant writing skills of Nurses and Midwives in Uganda. It is also intended to support the Nurses and Midwives in enhancing their ability to generate evidence that would inform policies, standards and regulations that impact nursing and midwifery professions in this country, more relevantly and effectively.

Focus of the 2nd Cycle of the UNMC research funding program 2022
This funding call invites upcoming Nurse or Midwife researchers in Uganda Africa to submit research proposals seeking funding. We are particularly looking to support upcoming researchers with research projects in the indicated field of study.

Eligibility Criteria
The Programme is designed to help promising Ugandan nursing and midwifery scholars who meet the following criteria:
• Have a Bachelors in Nursing or Midwifery
• Have a research experience of not less than 2 years
• Have a publication record in recognized research journals as an added advantage
• Have a research proposal in one of the fields of study for this program, stating its scientific and development relevance to the community/country

Fields of Study
The eligible candidates may apply to study one of the following fields of study only:
Education
• Quality of Nursing and Midwifery training
• Specialized Nursing and Midwifery training programs

Regulation/Policy
• Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory systems
• Preceptorship/mentorship system for newly qualified professionals
• Relevant policies to guide practice and their implementation
• Nursing and Midwifery leadership at all levels

Association
• Visibility/image of the Nursing and Midwifery professions

Practice
• Quality of Nursing/Midwifery care
• Performance management systems
• Professionalism and ethical practice
• Continuing professional development

Research
• Strengthening research in Nursing and Midwifery


Use of the Research Funding
• The research funding will run for 1 year from the time of signing the letter of acceptance and contractual agreement with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council. It will be completed by June 2023, with a final report presented to the Council.
• The funds will be used to cover direct research costs only and not used to fund research activities retrospectively, that is, prior to the grant award.
• The successful candidates will be expected to provide quarterly progress reports to the Council

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All interested candidates will be required to forward their applications by email only to the following address: grants@unmc.ug 
The application will consist of:
• A cover letter
• A short research/project proposal, not more than 10 pages with a clear description of the background, methods, utility of the research/project, implementation plan, and a budget.
• A curriculum Vitae
• A copy of the official academic transcripts and valid professional documents of the applicant
• A list of publications in recognized journals (where applicable)
• Two recommendation letters

Please use this email format for sending applications
From Candidate’s email address
To: grants@unmc.ug 
Cc: janet.mbabazi@unmc.ug 
Subject: “2022 Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council Research Grants for Nurses and
Midwives”
Attachments:
• All the required documents listed in 6 above, preferably in PDF format as one document
• All supporting documents must be labelled with your surname first

Message: Please find attached my application for the 2022 Uganda Nurses and Midwives
Council Research Grants for Nurses and Midwives.
Thank you,
Candidate name and address
Language of application: All applications MUST be submitted in English.

Deadline for application: September 16th 2022 at 00.00 EAT
PS: Applications that do not follow the indicated guidelines or with a missing required document will automatically be rejected.

Selection
A selection meeting will be held in October 2022 and only selected candidates will be notified. Commencement of the grant will be immediately after receiving the award.
For any question, please contact:
Mercy Muwema Mwanja, on mercy.mwanja@unmc.ug 



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