Time left to apply: End Date: October 23, 2024 (7 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: JR100185
AHRI is always looking for talented and motivated staff to join our multidisciplinary team. We offer a highly diverse, professional, and supportive environment with opportunities for development and growth.
Description:
AHRI is recruiting for a Research Assistant as part of the Clinical Core team to assist with the running of the Clinical Core everyday activities. The incumbent may assist the Research nurses coordinate study visits as needed. The incumbent will assist with making sure that the Clinical Core studies are approved and all required ethics and DOH approvals are always in place. The incumbent will be responsible for taking minutes and the team's administration duties.
Overview of Duties:
Understand and update study protocols.
Facilitate follow-up visits.
Carry out study procedures according to Standard Operating Procedures and study protocol.
Support Study Leads.
Ensure regular liaison with all relevant stakeholders and maintain good working relationships.
Carry out any other duties as directed by Line Manager and Principal Investigator.
Minimum Qualifications:
Grade 12/Matric
Minimum Experience:
One to two years of experience in consenting, tracking, and coordinating research.
Computer literate, proficient in MS Office, email and internet.
A good understanding of the areas from a geographic, cultural, and healthcare perspective would be an advantage.
Database handling would be an advantage.
GCP compliant and knowledge of medical, research and clinical terminology would be an advantage.
Skills Required:
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Accuracy and precision.
Must be able to work under pressure.
Able to work independently with minimum supervision/no supervision.
Good work ethic and good organisational and interpersonal skills.
Worker Type: Employee
The application closing date: 23 Oct 2024
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; kindly consider your application as unsuccessful if you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date.
AHRI is a values-driven organisation. As an employer, we are committed to staff engagement and development. Our culture is one of high performance and partnership.
Our values:The successful candidate will be expected to live by AHRI's values, including collaboration, ubuntu, leadership, innovation, transformation, and excellence.
Employment equity:AHRI is fully compliant with South African labour law and is committed to employment equity. This position is primarily open to South African or other African applicants, with a valid work permit desirable. AHRI reserves the right in special circumstances to accept late applications or to extend the above date to facilitate further searches. Furthermore, AHRI reserves the right not to make an appointment.
About Us
Africa Health Research Institute's vision is optimal health and well-being of under-resourced populations.Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) is an independent, transdisciplinary scientific research institute based across two campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa.AHRI's research combines population, basic and translational, social, and clinical sciences to understand and intervene in the health and well-being of South African communities.AHRI works in partnership with local communities and South African academic, governmental, and other policy stakeholders and collaborates with over 60 institutions globally. AHRI prioritises the training of the next generation of African scientists.The work lives of AHRI's ~700 scientists, students and staff members are driven by our values: ubuntu, transformation, leadership, innovation, excellence, and collaboration.
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