Location: In the following two hospitals located in different regions in Ethiopia.

1. Bonga general Hospital, South West Ethiopia Region

2. Asaita General Hospital, Afar Region

Reports To: Principal Investigator / Central Clinical Trial Coordinator
Employment Type: Contract full-time

Positions available: 2 (Two)

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was established in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations with the assistance of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). The Federal Ministry of Health reorganized AHRI for biomedical research, clinical trials, and research capacity building by decree of the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 376/2016. In its 50 years of service, AHRI has established itself as a hub for skill and technology transfer, as well as a partnership encompassing research agendas impacting the development of Ethiopia and beyond.

AHRI in collaboration with local and international partners is planning to undertake a project entitled “Optimizing severe pneumonia management in children through scaleup of bCPAP technology in low-income settings (OPT-bCPAP) ". The project is funded by the Global Health (GH) European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 3 and is collaboration between partners in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa and Sweden. We are looking for a study nurses or health officer who will be responsible for the hospital site coordination of bCPAP project in Ethiopia. The assistant researchers will work in collaboration with the project PI, work package lead and the project staff at AHRI and with hospital staffs.

The Study site coordinators (Assistant Researchers I) will support the planning, coordination, and execution of bCPAP clinical research activities in their assigned hospitals. This role involves ensuring data collection, ensuring compliance with research protocols, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements. The Assistant researcher plays a crucial role in ensuring the scientific integrity of the study.

Key Responsibilities:

•   Assist in identification of patient eligible for the study. 

• Verify that inclusion criteria for patients have been met.

• Ensure screening logs are filled correctly and completely

• Assist in the consent process.

• Responsible for ensuring participant recruitment and consent is obtained appropriately

•   Ensure consent forms are properly dated, signed and stored.

• Ensure the baseline CRF is complete and accurate.

• Ensure that follow up forms are filled as per the protocol and SOP

•  Ensure conclusion forms are filled completely and timely.

• Ensure all the CRFs are verified by the site supervisor.

• Complete the information on the paper CRF to the Ecrf.

• Ensure proper storage of completed paper CRFs.

• Immediate notification and reporting of emergency cases (SAE and AE) to the study physician, site supervisor and PI.

• Ensure that the bubble CPAP device is functioning properly.

• Maintain subject confidentiality.

• Assist the study physicians and investigators with any clinical procedures as necessary.

• Cooperate in ensuring quality control activities in the conduct of clinical studies.

• Supervise specimen collection, labeling, storage, and transport.

• Monitor and report on availability of study materials (logistics).

• Coordinate transport of study samples or documents

Term of employment: One Year Contract with possibility for extension depending on performance and availability of funding.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Note: Applicants around the study hospitals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Requirements

• Qualifications:

• BSc nurses or Public Health Officer and above from a recognized institution.

• Minimum GPA 3.00 for male and 2.75 for female

• Two or more years of clinical work experience (prior research experience is an added advantage).

• Valid medical license.

Experience (Desirable but not Mandatory):

• Experience in clinical research, patient monitoring, or clinical trials.

• Involvement in studies under GCP (Good Clinical Practice) conditions.

• Exposure to data collection, entry, and management in research settings.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

• Strong clinical and diagnostic skills.

• Good understanding of research ethics and the informed consent process.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in using computers and data entry tools 

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks.

• Attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

• Fluent in written and spoken English and local languages.

Salary: Organizational scale

How To Apply

Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements should send their CV/resume through THIS LINK and to facilitate the screening process, applicants should also fill the online application form at the following website