Senior Research Technician: Fieldworker - Limpopo at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities will include:

• Data collection: recruitment and obtaining informed consent ,conduct interviews and enter it into electronic data systems, conduct basic measurement procedures such as assessing blood pressure and anthropometric measurements.
• Ensure adherence to research protocols, ethical guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Quality control (data collection)
• Research Administration; report writing.
• Team leadership and Supervision.
• Active participation in team debriefings and contribution to problem solving.

Requirements

• Matric
• At least 2 years of Fieldwork experience
• Experience in conducting fieldwork for other research projects concerned with NCDs or other public health research and relevant experience in working in target communities
• Experience working sensitively with research participants.
• Experience working in a team
•  Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Afrikaans or Xhosa or Zulu or Sepedi/Venda
• A code 08 manual South African driver’s license.

Added Advantage:

• Relevant training on participant recruitment and research ethics and good clinical practice
• 5 – 10 years’ experience in non-communicable diseases research, specifically community-based research
• Familiarity with complex research studies in lower-socioeconomic communities
• Having worked in or with clinic/day hospitals - familiar with day-hospital/clinic procedures

Closing Date:

• 18 April 2026