Research Technologist - EHRU (R670A) at South African Medical Research Council

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate technical operation of projects according to study protocols.
• Liaise with relevant provincial and district authorities, fieldworkers, facility managers, project manager and co-investigator to plan data collection.
• Management of equipment used during data collection at study site.
• Manage/supervise fieldworkers’ performance at study site including staff training.
• Organization and management of data, including data entry and record keeping.
• Monitor progress of research activities and generate regular and ad-hoc reports as required using excel and/or statistical analysis tools.
• Communicate the research outputs.
• Plan, coordinate and manage all logistics and operational aspects of the project and field sites.

Core Requirements:

• A 3-year qualification (diploma/degree) in any health/social science or business administration
• Fluent in Xitsonga or Tshivenda
• Code 8/10 driver’s license
• At least 1-year recent experience working on an environmental/public health project in research setting.
• Experience in writing project reports.
• Willing and able to travel.

Advantageous:

• Experience with supply chain procedures