Senior Research Technician and Fieldworker

Job Reference Number: R945A

Department: Gender and Health Research Unit

Business Unit

Industry: Academic

Job Type: Contract

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

Suitably qualified and experienced fieldworkers are needed to screen, recruit, and enroll research participants, to complete informed consent procedures, undertake interviews and follow up participants as per the protocol.

The South African Medical Research Council’s Gender and Health Research Unit has been awarded funding from Wellcome Trust for a large study, entitled:

Fediša Modikologo which aims to describe the impact of severe intimate partner violence on women and their families, to understand risk factors for intimate partner femicide, and drivers of intergenerational cycling of violence. Suitably qualified and experienced fieldworkers are needed to screen, recruit, and enroll research participants, to complete informed consent procedures, undertake interviews and follow up participants as per the protocol.

Responsibilities

• Cohort retention

• Enroll participants completing informed consent processes

• Set-up and schedule follow-up appointments with participants

• Conduct face to face interviews with participants, maintaining excellent quality control of all data collected for the study

• Ensure quality control of data and record keeping (Informed consent forms, reimbursement forms, daily logs etc.)

• Provide some psychological support for participants.

• Loading payments for reimbursement on SAMRC Cashless system

Duration

1 Year

Remuneration

R 225 428 per annum

Core Requirements

• Grade 12/Matric or similar relevant qualification or higher

• Experience with conducting research interviews.

• Experience with obtaining participant consent for research participation.

• Experience with quality control of data collected and captured

• Time management and planning and reporting skills

• Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Sepedi

Advantageous

• 2 -3 years Diploma or degree in Social Science or health-related field

• Experience working with gender-based violence research.

• Proven experience in data entry and usage of Redcap

• Code 08 manual Driver’s License

Closing Date

17 June 2026