Field Team Staff

The Woolcock Institute is lung health research organisation, based at Sydney University, Australia (http://www.woolcock.org.au/). The Institute has operated in Vietnam since 2009, and is undertaking large and important operational and epidemiological research projects in collaboration with the National Tuberculosis Program in 9 Provinces, including Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. Research in Vietnam currently focuses on tuberculosis but we anticipate that it will expand into other areas including programmatic management of chronic lung disease (asthma and COPD), air pollution research and preventive interventions that are relevant to lung health. The Woolcock also runs training in epidemiological and operational research methods for Vietnamese doctors and public health workers.

The Woolcock Institute is undertaking a new five year study of community-based screening of tuberculosis in Ca Mau Province. This study will run from 2013 to 2018.

Woolcock is looking for a motivated person who is willing to learn, service-oriented and able to work under high pressure and within a limited time frame to work with our organization in implementing our project in Ca Mau.

Role:

The Field team staff will work under the supervision of the Field Team Leaders to implement all technical field activities. During this pilot study, there will be one Field Team staff for each field team, in addition to the Team Leader

Main duties and Responsibilities:

- Administration of field study activities
- Census taking
- Interviewing study respondents
- Sputum collection
- Data validation
- Report, without delay, any problems in implementing the research protocol in the field
- Conduct health promotion activities in research clusters
- Participate in training
- Prepare daily and monthly activity reports for Trial Manager

Required education, skills and qualities

a.Education:
- College or University degree in public health or related field

b.Professional Experience:
- Preferably at least 1 year of experience in field work for research projects
- Professional use of personal computer utilizing word processing and spreadsheet software programs

c.Skills:
- Excellent communication skills

Application Procedure

Interested applicants should send an application letter together with a CV in English to the following address with the subject title “Field Team Staff Application”, no later than 4th August 2013. The detailed Job Description is available upon request. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. The application will not be returned. Electronic application is acceptable.

Applications should include:
- A cover letter including a response to each of the selection criteria
- A detailed Curriculum Vitae
- The names and contact details of three referees

Send applications by email to

Tran Hoang Diep
No.3, Lane 28, Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tel: (84-4) 3 762 1939. Ext: 34
Fax: (84-4) 3 762 1884
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]