Job vacancy at Research Assistant

• Job Vacancy > Research Assistant
  Location > Dar Es Salaam
  Position Type > Full Time
  Organization Type > NGO
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  Medipeace Tanzania

Application Deadline: 03 Jun 2016

Research Assistant POSITION DESCRIPTION:

1. Project Area: MwananyamalaRegional Referral HospitalHospital (MRRH)

2. Position Type: Research Assistant

3. Project Title: Infectious Disease Management in Maternal Child Health at Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital

4. Duration: 3 months (June – September,2016)
5. Location, Country: Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

6. Expected Starting Date: June , 2016

7. Brief Project Description: Located in Kinondoni district, Mwananyamala hospital, the infectious disease management project has implemented since 2014. This project intends to improve hospital environment and provide training to medical staffs in order to enhance their capacity. The project also intends to give a hygiene kit to mother who give a birth in the hospital.

8. Host Agency/Host organization: Medipeace Tanzania

9. Organization Context: Medipeace is a medical humanitarian NGO registered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea as an incorporated association. Medipeace has been implementing health care projects and activities in Tanzania, where it has been registered under the NGO Act of 2002 since December 2013, and other developing countries, such as Russia, China, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam.

10. Description of Tasks:
Under the direct supervision of Medipeace Tanzania team, the Research Assistant will undertake the following tasks:

– Train the specimen collection manual to the staff at the hospital
– Assist implementing overall study
– Data collection, coding and data entry
– Delivering the specimen samples to the laboratory
– Other job required by the organization

11. Qualifications/Requirements:
– Medical doctor (MD)
– Background of research is an advantage
-Experience in training
– Good knowledge of infectious diseases
– Good team player
– Good people skills
– Good computer skills (MS word, Excel)
– Fluent in English(written and spoken)
– Spoken and written Swahili would be an asset
– Able to proactively identify solution to overcome problems

12. Salary:
Minimum 500 USD’s per month. But salary can be modified by candidates experience and career.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Attach only cover letter and CV through APPLY NOW
Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements will be contacted. People who were successful on their application will be personally noticed on 3rd of June. MEDIPEACE is an equal opportunity employer.