ETH is looking to hire 2-3 passionate, committed, and adaptable employees to help manage longitudinal research projects and essential nonprofit administrative tasks. Main responsibilities include research, communications, social media, and project management, and program development.
Project & Research Officer will live with Ugandan staff and work out of ETH headquarters in Iganga, Eastern Uganda. Hires will be provided with housing, transport to and from airport and the field, and a cost of living stipend.
Project & Research Officer’s duties may include:
- Help manage longitudinal global health research projects
- Remotely assist in management of the ETH university chapter system
- Remote communication through social media, newsletters, etc.
- Coordination of fundraising drives and donor management
- Planning and producing the annual Global Health Equity Symposium
- Managing the Global Health Experiential Fellowship and Internship programs
- Relevant literature review, manuscript drafting, editing
- Oversight of budgets and financing, synthesis of impact data
Project & Research Officers will also travel at least once per month to ETH’s rural health center located in Mpunde Village to collaborate with community health workers on public health research and project implementation. At times, they may be required to spend the night in ETH staff housing near ETH’s health center as a part of their duties. Types of work may include:
- Creation and administration of community-wide surveys
- Focus group discussions
- Mass immunizations/drug administrations
- Community education programs
- Clinical systems optimization
Required Qualifications:
- Will have graduated from a four-year accredited university by Spring 2025
- Flexible and open-minded to intercultural experiences, culturally sensitive
- Impeccable interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent attention to detail
Questions? Contact [email protected].
