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Uganda jobs at MRC/UVRI Uganda
Position Title:
1.
Project Administrator
2.
Principle Systems Manager
Organization:MRC/UVRI Uganda
Primary Location: Entebbe
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: 18th July 2014
Brief Company Profile:
The MRC/UVRI Uganda Virus Research Unit on AIDS conducts large-scale
epidemiological and intervention studies, clinical trials, virological and
immunological research and behavioural studies, and has generated a wealth of
research results that have been used to inform policy and practice, and that
have led to a large number of scientific publications in peer reviewed journals
over time.
The Unit is a center of excellence
in HIV/AIDS related research.
The MRClUVRI with the Sanger Institute is setting up the 3. Senior
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MRC/UVRI Ugandan Medical Informatics Centre (UMIC) that will be located at
the UVRI campus in Entebbe. It will be closely associated with the Ugandan
Ministry of Health and other educational and research Institutes in Uganda, as
well as pan-African research centres as part of established collaborations with
MRC/UVRI.
The central aims of this project are:
(I) to develop a medical informatics
in Uganda and
(2) to develop human research
capacity in medical informatics and computational genomics in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) in collaboration with UK and SSA centres.
The UMIC is being developed to capitalise on technological advances in
genomics and to ensure the efficient utilisation of data resources in clinical
epidemiology and large scale genomics across SSA from on-going research
programmes.
The Unit, therefore, invites applications from SUitably qualified
individuals to fill the positions below.
I. Project Administrator MRC/UVRI
Ugandan Medical Informatics Centre.
Job Purpose:
The post holder will be responsible
for the planning, execution and management of the set-up phase for a major new
initiative within the MRC/UVRI unit - the MRClUVRI Ugandan Medical Informatics
Centre (UMIC).
The Project Administrator will be
accountable for the project management, performance and delivery of the
associated infrastructure, technology platforms and for the management of
budgets and meeting the project's objectives.
2. Principle Systems
Manager
MRC/UVRI Ugandan Medical Informatics Centre.
Job Purpose:
The post holder will be responsible for planning, execution and management
Mode of Application:
Applications including copies of academic qualifications, curriculum vitae
and names plus telephone contact details of three (3) referees should either be
addressed to:
The Human Resources Manager MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
P.O. Box 49 Entebbe.
Or to
Email: recruitment@mrcuganda.org
Closing date for applications' 05:00 pm on 18th July 2014.
