Title: Research Assistant
Grade: C3
Project: P537 – HEP MEC – T Cells
Location: Lusaka – Lusaka District, Lusaka Province
Publish Date: 16 Jun 2026 00:00
Deadline Date: 21 Jun 2026 00:00
Description:
Reports to the Research Nurse. The incumbent will support the implementation of Hepatitis B research activities by recruiting study participants, collecting study data, and ensuring adherence to study protocols and related procedures.
Main Duties
- Conducts assigned study procedures and adhere to procedural and international guidelines for research conduct.
- Recruiting and retaining participants, including community/participant sensitization/education
- Welcoming potential participants and/or enrolled participants to the clinic and alerting the Study Nurses of their arrival
- Obtaining informed consent from participants
- Counseling participants (e.g., VCT, family planning, adherence, risk reduction, psychosocial counseling, other as per protocol)
- Collecting data
- Performing liver ultrasound testing (training to be provided)
- Providing back up for CRF/data entry
- Interviewing participants
- Obtaining participant locator information
- Ensuring specimens transport and retrieval
- Following up on participants who require interim visits of who have missed appointments
- Performing self quality checks (QC) in a timely manner
- Maintains strict participant confidentiality and privacy at all times.
- Be accountable and responsible for study resources and supplies, such as data collection forms, participant files, study equipment, and facilities.
- Communicates with fellow staff members openly and honestly about study progress, issues, and/or problems that may arise.
- Reports all community misconceptions about research and address any concerns in an expeditious manner to the study nurse or PI
- Provides high quality service to participants by maintaining pleasant relationships at all times and attending to participants in a timely manner.
- Be responsive to enquiries from participants’ partners and family members as required.
- Completes all required study training, including routine Human Subject Protection and Good Clinical Practices training.
- Acquires and maintains an in-depth knowledge of the study protocol.
- Any other duties/responsibilities necessary for the successful implementation and functioning of the study.
Qualifications
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Certificate in counselling or related field
- 1 year experience in research and/or community education
- Background working on hepatitis B research and/or programs is strongly desired
- Fluent in at least one local language of Nyanja or Bemba, preferable both.
- Able to organize and schedule multiple work-related tasks efficiently.
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
