Research Assistant at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Qualifications and experience:

• Diploma in, Psychology or Medical Psychologist
• Knowledge in using psychological assessments e.g., (CAPS 5, MINI) will be an added advantage.
• Must be willing to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Skills in working as part of a team and with a view of obtaining accurate data
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and speaking English and Swahili
• Extremely reliable
• Flexible and non-judgmental
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Computer literate and able to use various applications

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Enrolment of patients for studies, including coordination of intake of eligible subjects
• Conducting informed consent
• Maintenance of subjects’ records throughout time periods
• Communication with study team related to patient enrollment and status
• Maintenance of all study records, including patient approach, recruited and consented
• Conducting structured interviews
• Provide periodic progress report on status of data collection and problems challenges encountered.
• Participant’s follow-up
• Any other duties assigned.