Kilifi

The overall purpose of this post is to undertake research under the human infection (challenge) platform. This will need to be undertaken under good clinical practice ensuring compliance with regulatory, statutory and programme policies including other related clinical and/or research activities and execution of research studies.

The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day research activities, develop research ideas, and oversee a team of staff. The post holder will work as lead on specific area of work; contribute to tasks preparatory to the project(s), where applicable, to tasks including developing and submitting protocols, developing study work plans, organising, and conducting training for project-specific staff; and ensure compliance of all study staff to good practices and procedures. Although these are the primary responsibilities, the post-holder will also be involved in higher level responsibilities for ensuring all activities and procedures are carried out to quality standards, managing, and leading a team whilst expected to share the load and as guided by the PI.

This post is open to qualified PhD holders in a relevant field with research experience and will be funded for a three-year period. The post-holder is expected to develop research methods and to execute programme management as well as roles in data management, sample/specimen management, data analysis, and report writing and scientific dissemination through publication writing and presentations. The post is demanding, involving attention to detail and timescales, and strong engagement with various stakeholders and collaborators

KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of ill health in Africa. We are seeking to appoint an early postdoctoral researcher with a PhD completed in the field of bioinformatics or molecular biology to work in the Biosciences department. The successful candidate will be part of a research team seeking to understand HIV B-cell biology to inform HIV vaccine development. The candidate will be involved in bioinformatics analysis of HIV-antigen specific immunoglobulin gene usage and naïve B cell repertoires mainly in African populations. The incumbent will also provide bioinformatics support for other ongoing immunological work within the group. He/she will require solid knowledge of bioinformatics, be able to write and execute code and develop custom analysis suites for the project. Additional knowledge in molecular biology techniques will be an added advantage. This work is part of a five-year collaborative programme with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (2022 - 2026).

The overall purpose of this post is to undertake research and clinical trials under the human infection (challenge) platform. This will need to be undertaken under good clinical practice ensuring compliance with regulatory, statutory and programme policies in the performance and conduct of clinical trials, patient management including other related clinical and/or research activities and execution of research studies.

The post holder will be responsible for day-to-day oversight of the clinical trials and clinical research activities, develop research ideas. The post holder will work as clinical lead on the project(s) to ensure safety and clinical care of all study volunteers; contribute to tasks preparatory to the project(s), where applicable, to tasks including developing and submitting protocols, developing study work plans, organising, and conducting training for project-specific staff; and ensure compliance of all study staff to good clinical practices and procedures. The post-holder will aid day-to-day organisation and coordination of the research studies and trials, leading safety monitoring on clinical trials, lead and contribute to protocol and SOP development, and day-to-day supervision of clinical staff. Although these are the primary responsibilities, the post-holder will also be involved in higher level responsibilities for ensuring all clinical activities and procedures are carried out to quality standards, managing, and leading the clinical team whilst expected to share the load and as guided by the PI.

This post is open to qualified doctors with a PhD in a relevant field with research experience and will be funded for a three-year period. The post-holder is expected to develop clinical research methods and to execute programme management as well as roles in data management, sample/specimen management, data analysis, and report writing and scientific dissemination through publication writing and presentations. The post is demanding, involving attention to detail and timescales, and strong engagement with various stakeholders and collaborators.

This is a senior level position.

Initiates Enterprise system development practices within the programme. Influences industry-based models for the development of new and existing applications. Develops effective implementation and maintenance plans which are consistent with business needs.

The post involves supporting laboratory molecular assays and analysis in the department with a focus on SARS-CoV-2. The ARO will optimise the assays, lead the QC processes and be involved in any analysis of the data which will be analysed with the help of the PI and colleagues.

This is a middle level position for this opening with higher levels of Autonomy, Influence and Complexity. Following SFIA 6 framework, this position is rated at Level 4. The candidate would advise on the design, creation, testing and documenting of new and amended programs from supplied specifications to meet programme’s business objectives in accordance with agreed standards.

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The post holder will draw on experience from the fields of health research/education/public engagement/social science to support innovation and excellence in the implementation, evaluation and research on community and public engagement (CPE) with health research. This will extend to research on adolescent health (or a related field).

A significant proportion of the work will be to provide leadership and development for the KWTRP School Engagement Programme (SEP).

This role will manage the HRMIS Project working closely with the HR team, the vendor, Finance team and the ICT team to ensure successful implementation of the HRMIS. The role will also ensure that the project scope, time and cost are as per expectation and every milestone is met during the project cycle. The post-holder will ensure that all installation and development activities are executed in a planned and coordinated manner. 

The role of the HRA records is to assist on both hard and soft copy records to make sure that we have up to date accurate data in our registry and the same is reflected in our excel records.