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By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Education Management
Description:
The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established under the Universities Act 2012 of the laws of Kenya and the University of Nairobi Charter, is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region. The only institution of higher learning in Kenya for a long time, the University of Nairobi responded to the national, regional and Africa's high level manpower training needs by developing and evolving strong, diversified academic programmes and specializations in basic sciences, applied sciences, technology, humanities, social sciences and the arts. Through module II (continuing education) programmes, invaluable opportunity has been opened to hundreds of Kenyans and non-Kenyans, on a paying basis, who meet university admission requirements, but who have not been able to access university education due to restricted intake into the regular programmes that is determined by limited resource allocation by Government. In this effort, the location of the seven campuses of the University in the
Job Description
ADVERT REF: (AD/12/90/25), 20 POSTS
The Project:
- The Centre for Healthcare Quality and Innovation (CHQI), based at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, seeks to recruit twenty (20) Research Assistants on a temporary threemonth contract to be based in Central and Eastern Kenya, including Nairobi, and reporting to thePrincipal Investigator.
Job Purpose:
Recruitment of study participants and study implementation
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Operationalize study Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on site activation, participant recruitment, and data management;
- Ensure compliance to study protocol and institutional guidelines;
- Implement study activities including community engagement, information giving on study purpose and conduct, obtain informed consent and sample collection;
- Maintaining accurate records of study procedures;
- Provide study team with regular feedback on study activities;
- Participate in regular team calls and meetings;
- Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.
Job Specification:
Applicants must meet at least one of the following qualification pathways to be eligible. These include:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery ( MBChB) with evidence of research experience; or, a Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences with at least three (3) years’ relevant research or clinical experience; or
- Diploma in a health profession with three (3) years’ experience in infectious diseases (HIV, TB) or NCD prevention and care.; or
- Masters degree in a social sciences in any of the following disciplines; Sociology, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, or Gender Studies, with demonstrated qualitative research experience.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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