RESEARCH ASSISTANT (AD.14.5)

Overview

We are looking for a Research Assistant to join the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care as part of the U’GOOD Reason to Live Project. The overall goal of this project is to generate evidence on suicidality and key “reasons to live” among youth in peri-urban areas of South Africa, Tanzania, and Ghana, and to develop tools for surveillance, case identification, and support. The post holder will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI, and collaborators to support the planning and implementation of the project. The successful applicant will be based at the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care at Philip V Tobias Health Sciences Building and may travel periodically to Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and Western Cape for data collection.

Responsibilities

• Attend the collaborators meetings
• Quality control
• Field work including participant recruitment and consenting
• Equipment management
• Training on measurement techniques
• Ensuring project timelines are met
• Financial and project administration
• Data collection (in field and onsite)

Relevant Experience, Skills And Knowledge

Application and Eligibility

For queries, please contact Prof Joel Francis at

Please apply via I-Recruitment by 05 November 2025. Submit a covering letter indicating your interest, a detailed CV with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail addresses of 3 referees via I-Recruitment By applying for this post the Applicant acknowledges that their personal information will be processed by the University. The Applicant consents to the processing of personal information as required by the University’s Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Policy, including logging information, background and reference checks, and disclosure to university employees involved in the selection and recruitment process. The confidentiality of the Applicant\'s personal information will be maintained. The University is committed to employment equity and may give preference to applicants from designated groups. The University reserves the right not to appoint or re-advertise. Correspondence will be entered into only with shortlisted candidates.

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