Senior Research Technician

2 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Full time

**SENIOR RESEARCH TECHNICIAN - ENTRY**

**DURATION: 9 MONTH CONTRACT**

The SAMRC’s Health Systems Research Unit requires a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Research Technician to perform project related duties on their caregiver and adolescent mental health/gender and economic studies. The incumbent’s key role will be fieldwork (i.e. enrolment and interviewing of participants)

**Responsibilities**:

- Recruit, screen and enroll participants.
- Conduct consent and assent procedures with potential participants
- Conduct HIV/other counselling with participants as needed.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative interviews.
- Collect and quality control data, in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles.
- Assist with participant reimbursements as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Liaise with other stakeholders (including participants, educators, healthcare staff, community)
- Complete and update participant locator and contact details
- Contact and set-up follow-up appointments for interviews/workshops with study participants.
- Assist with participant retention activities.
- Ensure that all data collection tools (forms, equipment, etc.) are prepared prior heading to field.
- Accurately documenting all research related information (consent forms, participant reimbursement, etc.) as per SOP.
- Ensure safe storage of participant forms from field to office.
- Ensure correct filing of study material at study office as per SOPs.
- Attend to all data queries identified by the data manager.
- Submit daily/weekly verbal site reports to supervisor with regards to recruitment, challenges on site, referrals, and other information relevant to the study and study participants.

**Core Requirements**:

- Grade 12
- At least 2 years’ fieldwork experience in public health studies
- Experience with enrolling participants into studies, obtaining consent, conducting quantitative and qualitative interviews.
- Experience with administering mental health and gender-related questionnaires.
- Proficient in REDCAP
- Fluent in English and isiZulu
- Ability to work both independently and in a team.
- Willingness to travel within KwaZulu-Natal and between provinces.
- Ability to work outside normal working hours when required.

**Advantageous**:

- Experience working on research trial
- Certificate in children/adolescent health research ethics
- Certificate in Gender and Health
- Certificate in HIV counselling
- Experience with REDCAP data entry
- Experience with participant reimbursements
- Experience with translations of study material
- Ability to work both independently and in a team
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure
- Solve challenges as they arise during field work

A salary in the region of R 17 730 per month, cost-to-company.

Closing date: 20 November 2023

**PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R675A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.**

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