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Direct employerQualitative Research Assistants
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5 Positions Reporting to: Behavioural Scientist Duty Station: MU-JHU Contract Duration: 3 months with possible renewal up to 1 year Application Deadline : 23rd October 2026 by 5.30pm
Description and purpose:
The successful persons will be working closely with other professionals on the study team to support and participate in the recruitment and follow up of research participants for BD/LEN study.
Required qualifications and Profile:
A Bachelor’s
degree or Higher Diploma equivalent in Social Sciences or a health –related field. At least 2 years’ experience working in a Health or clinical research data handling setting and computer literacy is required.
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Commitment, reliability, attention to detail and personal integrity are essential for this position. Fluency in at least two of the following languages: Ateso, Karamajong, Luganda, Lugbara, Luo, Lusoga, Runyankore-Rukiga and Runyoro-Rutooro is required.
The holder of this position will work under the supervision of the BD/LEN Data Manager and will be responsible for the following duties:
- Support
and participate in study participant recruitment and follow up
- Carry
out quality control measures through the review of collected data for completeness and validity.
- Provide
real-time data review feedback to the study team to resolve queries.
- Perform ongoing data cleaning.
- Troubleshoot to identify common causes of errors during documentation
/protocol deviations and suggest corrective/preventive actions.
- Perform designated administrative duties.
- Assist the Data Manager and Program Manager in compilation of study
reports.
- Participate in obtaining consent from potential participants.
- Review consent documents before handing them over to the regulatory
affairs office for safe custody.
- Collect required data from specified health centers/ hospitals and or
homes of participants.
- Run errands between the study sites to facilitate data collection
activities.
- Any other duties reasonably assigned by the relevant authorities.
Applications with
complete C. Vs, including 3 referees and their full addresses or contact Tel No.’s, copies of academic certificates and testimonials ( application should not exceed 15MBs)
, should be addressed to MU-JHU Human Resource Director and submitted not later than 23rd October 2026 by 5.30pm. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.