Call for Applications for job Position of Title: CTR Research Assistant - (03)
This is a full-time position for a 1-year contract which is
renewable during the 2-years period of the project depending on individual
performance and availability of funds. The Research Assistant will be charged with
the implementation of m-Health in either of the three sites of the project: Bertoua,
Kribi, and Bafoussam. The Research Assistant will be placed under the supervision of a Field Supervisor and he/she will be responsible for collecting health-related data
from eligible patients in collaboration with other hospital workers and keying the
data in an electronic data platform. Working hours will be 08:00am-04:00pm,
Monday to Friday, and he/she will be given a 1-hour lunch break every working day.
DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR PILOT PROJECT FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Data Science Centre for the Study of Surgery, Injury and Equity in Africa (D-SINE Africa) is a research hub hosted at the University of Buea that aims to reduce the burden of injuries and bridge the gap of inequities to access to surgical services in African countries. D-SINE Africa is a multiinstitutional partnership funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH and the Fogarty International Center (FIC). It involves the following institutions:
- University of Buea, Cameroon
- University of California; Los Angeles, USA
- University of California; Berkeley, USA
- University of Cape Town, South Africa
- African Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Cameroon
II - Program Description:
The D-SINE Africa pilot project is designed to foster pilot studies with aims related to D-SINE Africa's overall objectives and thematic areas of focus: data science applications to study trauma, surgery, and health equity in Africa. Applications that propose the study of the intersection of these themes are strongly encouraged. The program aims to support investigators interested in data science applications to trauma, surgical and health equity.