Rakai Health Sciences Program
Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) is seeking qualified Registered or Comprehensive Nurses to join its field research team in Kalisizo. The successful candidates will support community-based research by recruiting participants, obtaining informed consent, conducting interviews, providing health education and HIV counselling, collecting biological specimens, and ensuring high-quality data collection while adhering to study protocols and ethical standards.
Working under the supervision of research coordinators, the Research Assistants will contribute to participant follow-up, clinical referrals, biosafety, infection prevention, and accurate documentation. The ideal candidate should possess strong interpersonal skills, demonstrate professionalism and confidentiality, be fluent in Luganda, and be willing to work extensively within communities while supporting research activities across Rakai and Kyotera districts.
Responsibilities
- Recruit study participants
- Conduct field interviews
- Collect biological specimens
- Provide HIV counselling
- Maintain quality data
Must Have
- Nursing diploma
- One-year experience
- Valid practicing licence
- Luganda Fluency
- Computer Skills
Nice to have
- Research experience
- Motorcycle riding
- Class A Permit
- Community engagement
- Biosafety knowledge
What’s great in the job?
- Support Meaningful Research: Help generate evidence that improves public health and community wellbeing.
- Community Engagement: Work directly with participants and communities while promoting ethical research practices.
- Professional Growth: Gain practical experience in clinical research, participant management, and field operations.
- Develop Clinical Skills: Apply your nursing knowledge in participant assessment, counselling, specimen collection, and referrals.
- Collaborative Work Environment: Join multidisciplinary teams committed to research excellence.
- Continuous Learning: Strengthen your experience in research protocols, biosafety, informed consent, and quality data collection.
- Make a Difference: Contribute to research that informs healthcare policies and improves health outcomes.
