MEDICAL RESEARCH FELLOW

Descripción The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education.
ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.
Research is organized in five programs.
Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health.
ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.
Lugar Barcelona / Mozambique ISGlobal is seeking an paediatrician with clinical research experience in developing countries who is interested in taking over and managing activities of the project “Increasing TB diagnosis through TB screening in children with failure to thrive (CurveTB)”.
The overall project goal is to estimate the proportion of new TB diagnosis in a cohort of children with failure to thrive attending Manhiça’s healthcare facilities.
In areas like southern Mozambique's Manhiça district, TB incidence in children is high, yet case detection rates barely reach 50% due to TB being paucibacillary in these cases, lack of sensitive tests, challenges in sample collection, and symptom overlap with other diseases.
Failure to thrive, often overlooked, can be an indicator of TB in children.
Despite advances in TB diagnostics like Xpert Ultra and TB-LAM, their effectiveness as screening tools remains uncertain.
We propose a study targeting children under five in Manhiça’s district with failure to thrive for TB screening using both Xpert Ultra in stool and TB-LAM in urine, aiming to assess their use as screening tools in this specific population   TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE /QUALIFICATIONS Medical Degree Paediatrics specialization Clinical research experience   SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Will be positively valued if the candidate has a Master’s degree in statistics, epidemiology, clinical research or similar.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES To lead the implementation of the CurveTB study, including the development of operating procedures, database, training personnel and supervision of the team during the study.
SPECIFIC DUTIES Develop the study operating procedures aligned with the study protocol already approved by the ethics committee.
Develop the electronic data capturing questionnaires and database, from the approved paper questionnaires.
Prepare and perform the training of the involved personnel to prepare them for the procedures of the study.
AUXILIAR TASK Join the pull of clinicians that support clinical assistance in the pediatric ward at the Manhiça’s District Hospital This job description reflects the present requirements of the post but may evolve at any time in the future as duties and responsibilities change and/or develop providing there is appropriate consultation with the post-holder.
This job description is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.
The specific objectives of the post holder will be subject to review as part of the individual professional assessment process.
SKILLS Teamwork.
Problem resolution.
Learning capacity.
The post holder will adhere to ISGlobal principles contained in People management policy, including Equity, diversity and health safety.
The post holder will respect, and accountable to ensure ISGlobal policies and procedures.
LANGUAGE LEVEL Proficient English, Portuguese and Spanish   CONDITIONS Duration.
2 months Starting date.
Contract.
full time Salary Range.
Medical research fellow D   HOW TO APPLY Applicants must fill in the request form and include the following code reference position.
MedicalResearchFellow_CurveTB_Dec24, attach the CV and a Cover Letter.
Each attached document must be named with the candidate name and surname.
The receipt of applications will be open until .
Applications will be accepted until CET of the closing date.
Only the applications submitted through the request form will be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The interviews could be placed during the reception candidatures period.
Diverse candidatures are encouraged, that includes.
gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, physical abilities, and political views.
SELECTION PROCESS The selection process is designed in two phases.
1- Interview phase of a technical nature, with the team that requires the incorporation.
To assess the person's skills and CV.
2 - Meeting with HR with the finalist(s) to finish assessing the profile and discuss contractual and institutional issues.
If needed any technical test could be pass.
A Psychological Competency Evaluation Test will be required for the structural or transversal positions.
In accordance with the OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for every vacancy at the beginning of the process.
After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will start the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview.
A profile questionnaire as well as a technical exercise may be required during the process.
In ISGlobal we are committed to maintaining and developing a work environment in which the values and principles of our organization are respected and equal opportunities between women and men be promoted in each of the areas in which we operate, not tolerating discrimination based on criteria such as age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, functional diversity, political leanings, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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Therefore, to sustain Ukraine’s presence in the European Research Area and international scholarly community, candidates from Ukraine on all levels of scholarly career are welcome.
students, PhD candidates, early career researchers and senior scholars.
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