Job advert: Project Coordinator (Goa)

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Position: Project Coordinator (Goa) of Evidence for Action (EfA): A UK

Department for International Development funded Research Programme Consortium on

HIV/AIDS care systems

We are looking for Project Coordinator, secretary and three research assistants

for the Goa arm of a five year Research programme on HIV care and treatment

systems. The candidate for project coordinator will

ideally be a social scientist or epidemiologist with extensive research

experience.

The contracts will be for six months provisionally with a view to be extended

for a further four years if the candidate performs satisfactorily during the six

month probation period. The persons will be employed through Goa State AIDS

Control Society, and the

proposed research will be predominately based in Goa and Northern Karnataka.

The goal of the research programme will be to increase knowledge on how to

design and implement HIV prevention, treatment and care programmes in resource

poor settings.

The Project Coordinator together with the secretary and research assistants will

have overall responsibility for the project in Goa in

1. Developing and implementing the research agenda

2. Developing and implementing the strategy for communication of research with

key stakeholders and policy makers.

3. Building research capacity in Goa.

The successful candidate for project coordinator will be a person that has

substantial experience of community based research, preferably in the area of

HIV/AIDs. S/he will have experience of leading the research teams in both

quantitative and qualitative

data collection. S/he will have analyzed and disseminated research finding in a

systematic way including publication in peer reviewed publications. S/he will be

non judgmental, understand the role of

ethics in research and exhibit excellent communication skills. S/he will have

experience of engaging the community in research and communication of evidence

to policy makers.

S/he will have experience of teaching and training. S/he will have excellent

grasp of written and spoken Hindi and English. Experience with statistical

packages will be a bonus.

Application should reach Dr Vikram Patel at Sangath by the 31st of June.

Application can be submitted either by email or post

Sangath Centre 841/1

Behind Electricity Department

Alto Porvorim Bardez,

Goa. Ph 2414916 email : e-mail: contactus@...

The project coordinator would be able to get a consolidated salary of up to Rs.

28,000/- depending on the qualification and experience. The research assistants

would be able to get a consolidated salary of RS 8000 and the secretary a

consolidated salary of 6500

am shahmanesh

E-mail: <bamaryjoon@...>