Senior Research Technician

South African Medical Research Council

Job Reference Number: R949A

Department: Gender and Health Research Unit

Business Unit

Industry: Academic

Job Type: Contract

Positions Available: 1

Salary: Market Related

The South African Medical Research Council, Gender and Health Research Unit (GHRU) requires suitably qualified Senior Research Technician (S): Data Collector to support our disability and SRHR-related research and training projects.

Responsibilities

Assisting in implementing study protocols and SOPs
Translation and Transcribing
Supporting research implementation (e.g.
Conducting of interviews and focus group discussions
Quality control of interviews and group discussions
Review of research tools and documents
Providing disability accommodation and support
Recruit participants
Conduct informed consent and enrollment of participants
Keep data management log and other monitoring tools up to date
Prepare and print all relevant documents for the fieldwork
Contact and engage with stakeholders' participants to prepare meetings and events
Support meeting preparations to ensure everything is set for the meeting
Prepare reimbursement and arrange travel for participants
Filling and record keeping of source
File informed consent and other
Recruitment forms as per SOPs
Labeling and filing source documents

Duration

6 Months

Core Requirements

Grade 12/NQF level 4

Good Clinical Practice certification

Disability and GBV research experience of 6 months or more

Experience working with people with disabilities

Experience in translating and transcribing

Experience in qualitative data collection

6 months -1 years’ experience in qualitative methods for data collection

Advantageous

Any experience greater than that which is stated above

Closing Date

14 July 2026