Research Coordinator Job Careers - Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Uganda (CoRSU)

Job Summary: The Research Coordinator will conduct research

activities of a collaborative research program between CoRSU, Norgrove and

University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) on injection injury work and

other pediatric orthopaedic research. The incumbent will also monitor and

evaluate some of the work done at CoRSU to bring forward valuable research. The

jobholder will bring forward factual issues that will inform policy, training

and practice, for integrated prevention, better care, treatment and advocacy

for Uganda’s disabled children. 

• The incumbent will be tasked with carrying
  
  out a background on the Post-Injection Disability Prevention Research
  
  Program between CoRSU, Norgrove and University of California-San Francisco
  
  (UCSF).


• Study current research trends to assess and
  
  update so as to ensure CoRSU alignment to health priorities; resources for
  
  research identification enabled.


• Ensure that all lessons learned and
  
  documentation of best practices compiled so that policy and programming
  
  are informed and kept relevant


• Ensure research proposals are developed for
  
  research conducted and resource mobilisation for sustainability


• Responsible for the development of abstracts
  
  and manuscripts/papers at CoRSU coordinated and research findings
  
  disseminated so as to inform policy development, program design, program
  
  improvements and advocacy


• In charge of managing research budget and ensuring
  
  efficient usage and high standards of accountability

• The applicant should be an MPH level “fellow”
  
  person who would be “feet-on-the-ground” person with a Masters
  
  in public health, statistics, population and reproductive health.


• A minimum of three years in research and one
  
  year of coordination experience


• Qualifications in research methodologies,
  
  research Ethics or documentation of best practices Knowledge of operations
  
  research experience in relevant health programs 


• Broad background in overseeing research using
  
  both qualitative and quantitative methodologies


• Working knowledge of national and
  
  international policies procedures and standards for research ethics 


• Excellent report writing and document (IRBs)
  
  reviewing skills