Epicentre is a Non-Government Organization created by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in 1987 to help improve the quality of its field interventions. Since 1996, Epicentre has been a World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating centre for research in epidemiology and response to emerging diseases. Epicentre’s work hinges around three main activity areas: clinical research, field epidemiology and training. General responsibilities (not exhaustive) All field operations will be managed by the field study coordinator, responsible for the coordination of day-to-day recruitment in the study.
• Supervise the surveyors, the nurses who will perform the NP swabs and the data management team responsible for the double-entry and validation of all data collected on the standard CRFs
• Ensure completeness and consistency of the study data
• Support and respond to requests from the study site to the PI, the Co-PI, the co-Investigators on study related matters
• Participate in all study relevant meetings and update the team on study progress
• Perform other duties as assigned by the PI, the co-PI, the Medical and studies coordinator, the Director of
For a population-based survey to estimate the NP carriage of S.pneumoniae in Sheema district, uganda
Epicentre Mbarara and the Director of the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health
Requirements:
- Minimum Medical degree
- Minimum 5 years of experience trial/ study conduct
- Working experience in Uganda
- Knowledge of ICH-GCP requirements
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- High level of organizational and record keeping skills
- Excellent proven written and verbal English
- Excellent team player and used to work in multi-professional and multicultural teams
desirable criteria:
> Recognized ICH-GCP certificate
> Proven written and verbal English
Conditions
Status : local Epicentre short-term contract -2 months contract starting November 2013.
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