Urgently Required: Research Assistant (2 Positions) ZOOMAL at Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU)

 The Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU) in Jakarta opened in 2008 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology and the University of Oxford, to conduct collaborative research on infectious diseases impacting the health of Indonesians and residents of other Southeast Asian nations. University of Oxford also has a partnership (MoU) with Universitas Indonesia, and they jointly established the Universities of Indonesia and Oxford Clinical Research Laboratory (IOCRL) which is a facility dedicated to supporting collaborative clinical research between the universities. EOCRU is also part of the Oxford Tropical Network with research units in Africa, Asia and UK, and operates under the auspices of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam.


Clinical trials of chemotherapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines for tropical infections of public health importance in Indonesia, principally malaria, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, and other emerging and neglected tropical diseases, form the core of EOCRU’s activities, with associated epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical research. EOCRU aims to have a positive and significant impact on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases to improve patient care in Indonesia and the region. This is being achieved via an expanding long-term research programme with our local hosts and partners, contributions to research training, and public engagement with science. Current EOCRU core staff includes 3 Oxford-employed expatriate scientists, Indonesian scientists, administrative and finance support staff, and clinical trials support staff.

In conducting their work in Indonesia, EOCRU is assisted by Alliance for Emerging and Re-emerging Disease Threats in Asia Foundation (ALERTAsia), a local foundation assisting in research grant management and capacity building for local researchers.

Through ALERTAsia we are seeking for experienced persons to run the following positions:


1. RESEARCH ASSISTANT ZOOMAL_COORDINATOR (CODE: RA ZOOMAL_COORDINATOR)
 
Roles and Responsibilities:
The research assistant will act as a study coordinator who is responsible to assist the principal investigator in developing study protocols and essential documents, implementing and monitoring the project according to the study protocols, relevant standard operating procedures, and other applicable regulations.

1. Build a good relationship with study sites and act as a liaison between EOCRU and sites.
2. Coordinate and monitor the data and sample collection in the study sites.
3. Develop and implement study monitoring plan.
4. Conduct monitoring visits to verify compliance of study conduct with the required guidelines and study plans including (but not limited to):
• Confirm that the site has adequate qualifications and resources to start the study;
• Train site staff on ICH GCP guidelines, the study protocol and study procedures;
• Verify that each participant or their representative has given informed consent to participate in the study;
• Verify participant eligibility;
• Confirm accuracy and completeness of source documents and questionnaires/case report forms;
• Ensure maintenance of essential documents;
• Write monitoring reports to summarize findings at a site.
• Meet with study staff to explain findings and support staff to correct non-compliance
5. Contribute to the development of study protocol, procedures, and documentation, especially those related to monitoring and quality management.
6. Other tasks as assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications:
• Degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Medicine, or related field.
• Experience in conducting, coordinating, and monitoring field study.
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ work experience as study coordinator/field coordinator/research assistant.
• Scientific and/or clinical knowledge needed to monitor the study adequately.
• Excellent English scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.

Desirable Criteria:
• Experience in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP).
• Experience in Procedural document writing and management.
• Experience in Organization skills.
• Self-starter, detail-oriented, good time management, flexible and adaptable.
• Interpersonal skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.


Working Location: Jakarta, North Sumatera, and North Kalimantan, Indonesia


2. RESEARCH ASSISTANT ZOOMAL_DATA (CODE: RA_DATA)


Roles and Responsibilities:

The research assistant is responsible for developing the study database and data management plan, ensuring all the data management processes are implemented according to the study protocol, relevant standard operating procedures, and other applicable regulations.

1. Develop the study database (including generating high-resolution maps for participatory mapping*), data management plan, and other essential documents.  
2. Implement and monitor the data management processes.  
3. Conduct data verification and monitoring visits to verify compliance of study conduct with the required guidelines and study plans including (but not limited to):
• Confirm that the site has adequate qualifications and resources to start the study;
• Train site staff on ICH GCP guidelines, the study protocol and study procedures;
• Confirm accuracy and completeness of source documents and questionnaires/case report forms;
• Ensure maintenance of essential documents;
• Write monitoring reports to summarize findings at a site;
• Meet with study staff to explain findings and support staff to correct non-compliance;
• Perform data query, cleaning, and database locking.
4. Contribute to the development of study protocol, procedures, and documentation, especially those related to data management.
5. Perform basic statistical and spatial analysis.
6. Other tasks as assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications
:
• Degree in Public Health, Medicine, Geography, IT, or related field.
• Experience in conducting, coordinating, and monitoring data management processes e.g., data collection, entry, verification, cleaning, etc.
• Experience in working with geospatial data and mapping
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ work experience as data manager/enumerator/field coordinator/research assistant
• Scientific and/or clinical knowledge needed to monitor the study adequately
• Excellent English scientific writing and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in matrix environment

Desirable Criteria:
• Excellent skills in running GIS programs e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, etc.
• Good skills in running statistical software i.e., Stata or R
• Familiar with Open Data Kits
• Procedural document writing and management.
• Organization skills
• Self-starter, detail-oriented, good time management, flexible and adaptable
• Interpersonal skills and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills

Working Location: Jakarta, with some trips to North Sumatera, and North Kalimantan, Indonesia

See the following paper for definition https://ijhealthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-018-0141-0

======================================

Benefits
The selected candidate will receive a one-year contract with possible extension, and remuneration package that includes annual leave, sick leave, THR, optional private medical cover, BPJS Kesehatan, and not to mention fully paid income tax and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (JAMSOSTEK). The salary shall be competitive and dependent upon qualifications and salary history.

How to Apply
Application requirements (Cover Letter, CV, three names and addresses of professional referees, and your salary history) should be sent via email to: hro@alertasia.org.

Please quote the code of position on your email subject. (e.g.:  RA ZOOMAL_Coordinator)

Please submit your application not later than Sunday, 4 July 2021; 24.00 p.m.


Thank you.

Tersedia di Google Playstore

Instagram

 INSTAGRAM


Linkedin

 INSTAGRAM


Facebook

 INSTAGRAM


Popular Posts