Vacancies - Medical Officers , Mwanza Interventions Trials Unit (MITU)

VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT (Re-advertised)

The Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) based at the National Institute for Medical Research campus in Mwanza, Tanzania is a collaborative research unit of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the National Institute for Medical Research. The mission of the Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit is to contribute to improving health through the development and evaluation of interventions against HIV and other health problems by conducting research, including clinical trials, to the highest international standards; to enhance the capacity to carry out such research in Tanzania and the East African region; and to contribute to the translation of research findings into health policy. MITU is currently collaborating with other international research partners and the World Health Organization to prepare and implement a one-year multicentre clinical trial to test the safety and immunogenicity of a promising vaccine candidate with the aim to prevent infectious diseases. The study will be conducted with healthy volunteers. The Unit is now inviting applications from motivated and suitably qualified candidates to fill the following positions:

1.      Medical Officers- (2 posts)

Specific responsibilities

·         Assisting the trial manager to prepare study documents including source documents and standard operating procedures 

·         Providing study information to potential participants

·         Carrying out clinical examinations and completing source documents according to standard operating procedures

·         Providing clinical management for patients in case of unexpected adverse events and referring those who cannot be managed at the research clinic

·         Soliciting, completing, and reporting adverse events

·         Checking for completeness of source documents at the clinic before data entry

·         Resolving all data queries arising from data processing  

• Contributing to the preparation of various study reports

·         Performing any other trial-related activities as may be requested by the investigators

Essential qualifications

• A medical degree from a recognized University and
• Completion of 1 year clinical internship in a recognized hospital
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary research team

Desirable qualifications

• A postgraduate training in public health, epidemiology or vaccinology
• Substantial experience in clinical trials or other clinical research
• Previous GCP training
• Computer literacy

Terms of employment: This is a full-time position which will be for upto 1 year

Renumerations: Salary will be provided according to MITU scales

Interested applicants should send application letter, detailed curriculum vitae, and copies of certificates by email to recruitment@mitu.or.tz by the 5pm on 18^th February 2015. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

Credits:Dr. Francis