General Summary
- Participate in protocol training and any required trainings related Human Subjects Protection (HSP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
- Function as the focal person for the ART2FIT study activities and the Head StART qualitative study activities and liaise with partners in the study setting.
- Assist with study document preparation.
- Travel frequently to health center study sites in midwestern and southwestern Uganda.
- Support participant recruitment.
- Help with qualitative data collection
- Supervise and coordinate the qualitative research activities of Head StART research assistants.
- Administer informed consent and address participants’ questions.
- Perform data collection activities including focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews at health centers and communities in refugee settlements.
- Draft field notes and engage in reflective practices.
- Generate interview and focus group discussion transcripts from audio-recordings.
- Ensure quality control of collected research data.
- Summarize interview transcripts.
- Rapid qualitative analysis of collected data.
- Monitor study progress and safeguard study timelines.
- Attend regular virtual and in-person team meetings including flexibility to attend meetings at non-standard hours (early mornings or evenings) to facilitate collaboration across time zones.
- Draft study reports for regulatory authorities and partner institutions.
- Follow up with IRBs, UNCST, and other authorities for study approvals and renewals.
- Perform additional study-related duties as assigned by core investigators.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform data collection activities including focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews at health centers and communities in refugee settlements.
- Draft field notes and engage in reflective practices.
- Generate interview and focus group discussion transcripts from audio-recordings.
- Ensure quality control of collected research data.
- Summarize interview transcripts.
- Rapid qualitative analysis of collected data.
- Monitor study progress and safeguard study timelines.
- Attend regular virtual and in-person team meetings including flexibility to attend meetings at non-standard hours (early mornings or evenings) to facilitate collaboration across time zones.
- Draft study reports for regulatory authorities and partner institutions.
- Follow up with IRBs, UNCST, and other authorities for study approvals and renewals.
- Perform additional study-related duties as assigned by core investigators.
Academic Qualifications
- • Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health, community psychology, monitoring and evaluation, or a related health field.
- Having a Master of Public Health is highly desirable.
Person Specification
- Function as the focal person for the ART2FIT study activities and the Head StART qualitative study activities and liaise with partners in the study setting.
- Travel frequently to health center study sites in midwestern and southwestern Uganda.
- Support participant recruitment.
- Help with qualitative data collection
- Supervise and coordinate the qualitative research activities of Head StART research assistants.
- Administer informed consent and address participants’ questions.
