Research Assistant

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To assist with the execution of occupational allergy and infectious disease-associated research, which forms part of the research and surveillance activities of the NaOH's Immunology & Microbiology Section

**Location**:

- **Bushbuckridge sub-district, Mpumalanga**

**Key performance areas**:

- Assist researchers with identifying research participants meeting the surveillance or research study case definitions
- Assist the researchers with the collection of data from research participants meeting the research study criteria
- Assist with preparing structured interviews and/or collecting, labeling, and storing samples from participants for research projects and health hazard evaluations (HHE)
- Assist the researchers in obtaining informed consent from participants or their next of kin
- Receive and courier research or HHE samples such as clinical or environmental
- Trace results of investigations such as field measurements or laboratory tests
- Assist with maintaining stocks and inventories of consumables
- Prepare research-related documentation such as logs and HHE forms
- Assist with different research laboratory procedures for specimen and media preparation in accordance with specific standard operating procedures
- To attend research-related meetings to review the performance of the study team
- File surveillance and research records on-site after data collection, according to the relevant protocol
- Perform tasks assigned by the line manager, related to ongoing research programs
- Adhere to established policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and environmental or infection control to ensure compliance

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Grade 12**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **6 months of work experience in Research**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Basic numeracy skills
- Computer skills (MS Word and Excel)
- Customer care
- Listening skills
- And Interpersonal skills

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.