Open Positions at University of Kwazulu Natal

Brief Summary of position: - Fieldworkers x2 (Health Care Facilities) 

• The Research Assistant- MhINT Psychosis will be required to work with mental health patients and their families, and community health workers, and WBPHCOTS using established research procedures.
• Duties include administration of psychological assessments for patients with psychosis, visits to households, administration of questionnaires and interviews, liaison with family members of patients with psychosis, and health care facilities and stakeholders. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• 4 Year Bachelor of Psychology (BPsych) degree with registration with HPCSA OR MA in Social Work specializing in mental health OR 4 year Diploma in Nursing OR 4 year Degree in Nursing 
• 1 year Fieldwork experience in qualitative interviewing and administering questionnaires 
• Driver’s license with at least 2 years’ experience driving 
• Experience working with people with psychosis 

Essential Requirements: 

• Proven capacity to work independently / without constant supervision 
• Work experience in health research settings involving communities 
• Work experience in mental health services 
• Fluent isiZulu /English 
• Willing to travel to rural and urban community settings 
• Willing to travel between healthcare settings and within communities, including conducting research within households 

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Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The successful candidate will conceptualise and implement a sub-study aligned with the WEATHER project's objectives, which will form the basis of their Master's research. 
• Within the first six months, the candidate must enrol in a Master's degree program. 
• Key responsibilities include tracking and reporting project activities, ensuring timely collection and quality assurance of data, performing data cleaning and biostatistical analyses, and interpreting results for dissemination. 
• The candidate will actively participate in sharing findings through conferences, workshops, seminars, and publications, fostering meaningful collaborations with the WEATHER team and fellow postgraduate students. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Holders of an Honours degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or Health Informatics. 
• Have the academic achievement of >65% in Honours degree. 
• Interested in public health, biostatistics, health data science. 
• Have skills in data management, programming, data analysis and visualization, 
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team. 
• Have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. 
• Valid motor vehicle driver’s licence in South Africa. 
• South African citizen. 

Essential Requirements: 

• A strong foundation in mathematics, statistics or computing 
• Good skills in computer programming, with experience of at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Python/R) 
• Experience of Data Quality Management experience and use of Data Quality Management Tools. 
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively 
• Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team. 
• Experience in working within multinational collaborations.