Study Physician :::: Infectious Diseases Institute

Background

The mission of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is to build high quality care and prevention of HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases through training, research, and advanced clinical services. IDI has four operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission; Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research; and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University-John Hopkins University Core Lab).

As part of its activities to sustain its objectives, the IDI is involved in a study on prevention of HIV transmission among the HIV discordant Couples and is in a process of recruiting suitable candidates to fill the following positions:

Position: Study Physician

Responsibilities:
? Responsible for implementing study specific clinical procedures, performing physical and genital examinations of study participants as well as HIV related counseling.
? Prescribes medications for treatable medical conditions, and makes referrals to other agencies for acute medical conditions not covered by this research/ study,
? Participates in filling and reviewing case report forms and source documents and ensures integrity of study data through QA/QC activities/procedures.
? Participates in developing and implementing of standard operating procedures.
? Ensures adherence to set quality standards.

Educational Qualifications and Employment Experience
? M.B.Ch.B
? Registered with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council

Other Skills and Experience
? Experience in working and/or management of HIV/AIDS or STDs
? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
? Experience in recording information for research purposes
? Ability to work as a team
? Experience in working in a clinical trials research setting is an

To Apply:
Qualified and interested persons who wish to apply may hand -deliver application letters with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees, to;

The Jinja PrEP Study site.
Infectious Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala Partners House, Plot 27B, Kiira Road,
Jinja (Next to the World War Cemetery, opposite the gate to the Jinja Hospital Mortuary)

OR
Human Resource Manager
Infectious Diseases Institute
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala,
Tel: 256 - 0414 - 307200, 0312 - 307 200
Fax: 256 - 0414 - 307 290
E-mail: office@idi.co,ug

Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday, October 29, 2010.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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