Research Assistant

Zambart is an independent Zambian research organization whose headquarters is at the University of Zambia’s Ridgeway Campus in Lusaka. Zambart is globally renowned for its interdisciplinary research on HIV and Tuberculosis including a broader scope of urgent public health issues. Zambart has contributed to HIV and TB policy and practice at national and global levels. Zambart staff form an interdisciplinary team with a range of expertise including epidemiology, clinical science, social science, laboratory, operations research, health systems and services research, health policy analysis, health economics, health communication, counselling, and community engagement.

Our vision

is to conduct quality interdisciplinary health research on issues of public health importance in Zambia and contribute to improving health policy and practice, leading to better health for all.

Our mission

is to contribute to global public health policy and practice through the generation of an evidence base by conducting high-quality health research in Zambia.

Zambart has new studies that are starting and requires different services for different studies as below:

ZAMSA-TB Study:
Study Summary: Zambia, Malawi, South Africa Tuberculosis (ZAMSA-TB) Study – Advancing epidemiological methods for surveillance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The project will be conducted in the Chipata and Kanyama communities of Lusaka. The overall aim of the project is to develop and validate innovative epidemiological methods for understanding recent TB transmission through convenience Sero sampling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) immunoreactivity, thereby supporting the targeted deployment of interventions like TB vaccines and measuring their impact during implementation. Children aged 1-5 years will be tested for TB infection, and advanced geospatial statistics and modelling will be used to develop a new epidemiological framework. Research activities will be conducted in Lusaka at two First Level Hospitals in the target communities, and the catchment communities of said hospitals.

Duty Station: 02 – Kanyama community and 02 – Chipata community

Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Study Manager, the research assistant will be responsible for administering informed consent for study participants and ensuring that all study-related activities are done per the study protocol and standard operating procedures (SOPs). They will manage and conduct research activities in the community and at the health facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enumerate households in the catchment communities to recruit guardians of eligible children into the study.
• Participate in community sensitization activities.
• Obtain informed consent from the participants during the baseline visit.
• Administer the ZAMSA TB questionnaire to study participants.
• Conduct follow-up study-related activities on recruited participants.
• Filling and completing study documents.
• Report any protocol deviations immediately to the study manager.
• Collaborate with community mobilisers and research nurses to ensure the effective operation of study activities.
• Ensure adherence to the SOPs at the health facility and the community.
• Perform other duties as required by the supervisor.