Vacancy title:
Field Worker

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Science & Engineering, Healthcare, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Uganda Research Unit

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, May 21 2026

Duty Station:
Entebbe | Entebbe

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

The Unit is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts. The Unit is now seeking enthusiastic and experienced individuals to fill the following position: Field Worker (01 Position) Position Code: FW -526 Reports to: Principal Scientist Station: Entebbe Job Purpose: The position holder will support community-based clinical and immunological research activities for the VacICoP (Marburg Correlates of Protection) project. The role involves participant recruitment, informed consent, biological sample collection and handling, longitudinal follow-up, and high-quality data capture, ensuring strict compliance with approved protocols, GCP/GCLP standards, and ethical requirement

Roles & Responsibilities

1. Principal duties;

• Support identification, screening, enrolment, and retention of study participants;
• Conduct informed consent and maintain ethical engagement with communities;
• Coordinate field activities with district health and security authorities;
• Support collection, labelling, temporary storage, and transport of clinical samples under cold chain conditions;
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of CRFs and electronic data capture tools;
• Support participant follow-up to minimise loss to follow-up;
• Adhere to biosafety, infection prevention, and PPE protocols;
• Participate in community engagement and trust-building activities;and
• Promptly report adverse events and protocol deviations.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related or biological sciences field;
• Experience in community-based clinical or epidemiological research;
• Demonstrated competence in participant engagement and sample collection;
• Valid certification in GCP, GCLP, and Human Subjects Protection (within the last two years);
• Experience working within Ministry of Health or district-level structures;
• Strong organisational, communication, and documentation skills;
• Willingness to travel and work across multiple field sites; and
• Basic computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Follow the link below to fill a form and submit your application documentation:

Application Link: 

Filling the form more than once will lead to automatic disqualification. High level of integrity while filling the form is required and will be considered during shortlisting. Combine all your application documentation i.e. cover letter, CV & academic documents into one PDF document.

Deadline for application is 21st May 2026, 5:00pm.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. This position is open to Ugandan nationals only. Strictly follow the application procedure as failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification. Only online applications through the link provided will be accepted. You will receive a notification in your mail if your application and documentation have been successfully received.

N.B: You will be required to present certified copies of your academic documentation and a certificate of good conduct before employment.

The applications should be addressed to:

The Head of Human Resources, MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, P.O. Box, 49, Entebbe, Uganda.

Consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of the advert. Any form of lobbying at any stage will lead to automatic disqualification.

By submitting your personal information, you consent to the MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit holding and using it in accordance with its recruitment policy and procedure. The Unit reserves the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.

MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit strives for inclusion and diversity and therefore considers all job applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, age, marital status, and disability. We highly encourage persons with disabilities to apply and compete for different job openings at the Unit. The Unit is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse workforce and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

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