Alemaya Univeristy, Ethiopia Haramaya University -Ethiopia Vacancy Announcement JOB TITLE: RESEARCH NURSE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH We are seeking to appoint a full time Research Nurse for maternal and child health research projects to be based in Harar, Ethiopia. The role is to support development of clinical surveillance and medical research, particularly with respect to Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) and aligned research projects.HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA Haramaya University is one of the oldest Universities in Ethiopia, with its first intake in 1954. It is about 17km from the city of Harar, 40km from Dire Dawa (where there is a regional airport), and 510km East of Addis Ababa. The College of Health and Medical Sciences is based on a campus in Harar town to facilitate training of students in nearby hospitals. This campus also hosts the office of the two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS).BACKGROUNDHaramaya University has formed a research collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Current research projects are focused on maternal and child health. The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The core of the project is to develop laboratory, epidemiological and clinical surveillance for detection of infectious diseases in children who have died (through minimally invasive tissue sampling) and those with life-threatening illnesses. The Maternal Infection Study, an aligned researchproject, isinvestigating the contribution ofinfectionto stillbirth and early neonatal death. The post-holder will be responsible for working withhealth care workersand research staff to support and facilitate all research activities within the Paediatric and Maternity department.   JOB QUALIFICATIONSEssential:■ Nursing Mastersdegree and registration with the appropriate regulatory body■ Masters degree in either Maternal and Child Health, Paediatric Nursing, Midwifery, Reproductive Health, Adult Nursing or Public Health■ Good communication skills■ Good computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoftapplications■ Good management and organizational skills■ Teaching and Research Experience■ Fluent in written and spoken English■ At least 2 years of work experience in hospitalDesired:■ Previous experience in leadership position■ Clinical research experience■ Fluent in written and spoken Amharicand Afan-Oromo■ Work experience in maternal and child healthNumber of posts: 1Location: HiwotFana Hospital, HararResponsible to: Line manager/ Clinical Research Lead Salary: 21,125ETB/Month Principal Duties and Responsibilities The post-holder will work as part of the team under the guidance of the principle investigator or delegated line manager to support the initiation of clinical surveillance and the smooth running of clinical research activities. The post-holder will manage a team of research staff (nurses and fieldworkers) and will be overseeingrecruitment of participants for CHAMPS and the maternal infection study, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory policies in the provision of medical care. The post has a particular focus on capacity building of hospital and research staff and the post-holder will be expected/ have the opportunity to contribute to eg teaching and advancing Nursing practice in the Hospital. There will be the possibility to work on aligned research projects/develop research interests within the scope of CHAMPS and related research projects. Responsibilities• Day to day oversight of study activities, including staff allocation, planning of activities, recruitment of eligible patients and sample collection.• Supervision of research staff including nurses and fieldworkers.• Involvement in community liaison and sensitization in collaboration with the social science team.• Ensuring compliance with good clinical practice, research guidelines and regulations.• Maintain study documentation including storage of records.• Development of education material and training sessions to build capacity of research staff.• Ensure integration of research results into clinical practice to improve quality of patient care eg by contributing to mortality & morbidity meetings, supporting development of clinical nursing guidelines, nurse specific training and audit.• Involvement in study design, writing of study protocols and database creation.• Participate in research meetings and presentations as required by the PIs.• Attend other meetings / training / updates as required.• Generate project specific reports.• Any other duties assigned by the line manager or PIs.• Contributing to eg teaching at masters courses/nurse degrees/ other at HU How to Apply: Place of Application■ Haramaya University, Human Resource and Development Directorate Office, Administrative Building, 1st Floor, Room Number 114 at Haramaya■ Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Human Resource and Development Associate Directorate Office, Room Number 7 at Harar■ Haramaya University Liason Office at Addis Ababa, AratKillo, Former German Cultural Institute Building Office Number 15Deadline of Application■ Within 10 working days after the announcement of this Vacancy