About the Role
Malaria Consortium Nigeria is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to join our team in Sokoto for the DISBURMA Study (Disaggregating the Burden of Severe Malaria in Paediatric Populations in Nigeria). In this role, you will play a critical part in generating vital health data to guide malaria control strategies, clinical protocols, and health system planning for children and adolescents up to 20 years of age.
Key Responsibilities- Receive briefings from the Malaria and Public Health team regarding study protocols and data collection tools.
- Identify and retrieve severe malaria cases from inpatient medical records, registers, and case notes.
- Collaborate with medical record officers to extract accurate clinical data using electronic data capture platforms like SurveyCTO.
- Capture comprehensive patient demographics, clinical presentations, laboratory results, treatments, comorbidities, and outcomes.
- Respond promptly to data queries and requests from the project technical team and national health partners.
- Currently working as a staff or volunteer in the pediatric or medical ward of a designated project hospital.
- Registered nurse/midwife, or holder of a diploma/degree in health-related sciences.
- Significant hands-on experience in inpatient care and medical records management.
- Demonstrated experience in using electronic platforms to capture and report health data.
- Familiarity with secondary, tertiary, and private healthcare facilities.
- Residency in the Kware or Sokoto South (Sarkin Adar ward) LGA of Sokoto State is strongly preferred.
- Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking public health research and malaria control in Nigeria.
- Professional development and training in health research ethics and advanced data capture systems.
- Collaborative work environment with key governmental and non-governmental health institutions.