6 Vacancies at Ifakara Health Institute March 2026, Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a qualified Assistant Nursing Officer who will be stationed at Ifakara Branch to support TARSI Project. A successful candidate will provide nursing care and perform clinical assessment, patient follow-up, specimen collection, and documentation of maternal and neonatal outcomes for the Project Titled Prevalence and Microbiological Patterns of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section in Rural Tanzania conducted at SFRRH.
1: ASSISTANT NURSING OFFICER (1 Position(s))
Job Summary
Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a qualified Assistant Nursing Officer who will be stationed at Ifakara Branch to support TARSI Project. A successful candidate will provide nursing care and perform clinical assessment, patient follow-up, specimen collection, and documentation of maternal and neonatal outcomes for the Project Titled Prevalence and Microbiological Patterns of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section in Rural Tanzania conducted at SFRRH.
Responsibilities
Timely screening and enrolment of eligible caesarean section patients and ensuring completion of 30-day post-operative follow-up for enrolled participants.
Proper documentation of wound assessments, vital signs, infection indicators, maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Immediate reporting of adverse events, maternal sepsis, and deaths.
Ensure that samples for culture and sensitivity are collected timely and correctly with proper labelling and documentation.
Supervise and ensure safe transfer of samples to the laboratory.
Support reporting laboratory results to clinicians or study PI for patient care.
Timely and accurate entry of all study data into the electronic database and perform regular verification of entered data against source documents.
Supporting documentation and proper storage of paper forms needed within the study.
Maintenance of data and participant confidentiality
Making sure all necessary medical and non-medical equipment needed, such as machine, gloves, laboratory reagents, sample containers, etc. are in good condition and available for study.
Working in full agreement with the job descriptions; IHI, Hospital, GCP and the government (MoHCDGEC) regulations.
Working in a team and helping each other to create a comfortable working atmosphere.
Attend all compulsory meetings such as update meeting and other IHI/hospital meetings according to their profession/instructed by the PL and/or
Director of SFRH/IHI.
Assist to plan, coordinate, and support research activities organized by IHI and other partners.
Any additional task by the PL and/or Director of SFRH when necessary.
Required Skills
Good team work skills
Leadership skills
Qualification Required:
Diploma in Nursing.
Registered with the Nursing Council of Tanzania.
Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
Required Experience
Experience in research and electronic data capture systems (e.g., REDCap)- not mandatory.
Experience in maternal and neonatal care preferred.
Preferred Language Skill :
Preferred Language
Fluent in Swahili and English
2: FIELD WORKER (1 Position(s))
Job Summary
Ifakara Health Institute seeking a Field Worker who will be based at Bagamoyo Branch to support the implementation of the DYNMIA Study by conducting field activities including participant recruitment, data collection, community engagement, and ensuring adherence to study protocols and ethical standards.
Responsibilities
Conduct follow up of participants in the community to assess their wellbeing after administration of Investigational product.
Document accurately and completely the adverse events in the electronic case report forms during home visits.
Ensure study participants are reimbursed as per the protocol requirements.
Ensure good working relationship in the working environment with colleagues, MOH staff, other partners, participants and community at large.
Assist in accurate vital sign and anthropometry taking and cleaning of the equipment used for collection of the same.
Assist with miscellaneous study activities including data entry, data query response, attend training, weekly reporting, etc.
Communicate with the field coordinator on any issues from the field
Attend study field briefs and share progress of work with the rest of the team.
Be courteous, respectful, proactive, conscientious, punctual, honest and hardworking
Work closely with the study clinicians at the health facilities.
Must be flexible to work during weekends and public holidays.
Be responsible for the study supplies and equipment’s while in the field.
Perform any other duties assigned or delegated by the Study Manager.
Communicate with other study staff regularly at scheduled meeting and active participation in all meeting.
Adhere to the ICH Guidelines of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines at all times during the study.
To assist in processing and maintaining documents and scheduling appointment.
To perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Required Skills
Good interpersonal skills.
Hard working.
Must be a team player.
 Essential Qualification
Minimum of a Secondary School education.
Required Experience
Experience in collection of blood samples is an added advantage.
Experience working with infants.
Must have solid expertise in research environment.
Preffered Language
Good English and Swahili, both spoken and written
Must be able to write brief reports and keep records.
3: SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST (2 Position(s))
Job Summary
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is seeking a Senior Research Scientist with advanced modelling skills to contribute to the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) East Africa (EA) Node’s mission and objectives of developing and employing cutting-edge advanced geospatial analytical architectures to understand the risks and estimating the burden of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria, assessing the impact of interventions across various levels and settings at global, regional and national to provide the National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs) with the quality evidence to guide optimal allocation of resources in malaria endemic countries.
The Senior Research Scientist is expected to follow coding and data-management standards, develop methodologies that can be utilized by others within the team and/or used in a complex analytical pipeline. As a scientific achievement, Senior Research Scientist should take leadership in the preparation of scientific reports and journal articles for publication of research findings from their work in open access journals but also contribute to the team communication strategies.This role will also involve collaboration with a wide range of malaria stakeholders, translating model outputs to NMCPs and communicating the utility to the malaria decision, building and strengthening analytical skills to others through training, mentoring and supervision. Applicants from Africa regional, especially females and those from malaria-endemic countries, are strongly encouraged to apply
 Responsibilities
To provide statistical expertise in development and implementation of spatiotemporal models to respond to a variety of malaria research questions related to risk estimations, estimating of morbidity and mortality, understanding transmission profiles, and optimizing the impact of interventions
To guide others and contribute to the best presentation of outputs from analysis, interpretation of results and relevant conclusions.
Manage own academic research and administrative activities, including small-scale project management to coordinate multiple aspects of the work to meet deadlines
Lead collaboration and engagements with NMCPs to translate and communicate MAP’s modelling efforts, products, and outputs to foster utilization and uptake.
Work with the data scientist and data engineering team on creating data-pipelines, setting up computation infrastructure and managing NMCP’s data and outputs requests.
Work collaboratively with other scientists within the wider MAP group to produce estimates of malaria, acting as a source of information and advice to other members of the group.
Apply due diligence by scrutinizing model results for all project deliverables, reviewing and refining theories as appropriate.
Maintain rigorous data- and code management practices, including thorough documentation and version control, to ensure data replicability and cross-compatibility with past and future MAP products.
Contribute ideas for new research projects and for generating research income.
Contribute to and, as appropriate, lead, in the preparation of scientific reports and journal articles for publication of research findings from this work in open access journals.
Present the research findings from this work at selected regional and international conferences and meetings.
Travel to collaborators in different MECs, Europe, the United States, Africa, and Asia.
Take reasonable care for your own safety and health and avoid harming the safety and health of others through any act or omission at work.
Identify and assess workplace hazards and apply hazard controls.
Report every workplace injury, illness or near miss, no matter how insignificant they seem.
Abide by institutional policies and procedures.
Desired Skills
Knowledge and experience in working with ministries of health in LMICs, funding agencies and bilateral organizations.
Understanding of the malaria epidemiology and public health surveillance.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., R/Python, Stata), knowledge of other statistical software and data visualization applications
Qualification Required:
PhD in biostatistics, mathematics, or a similar quantitative discipline with epidemiological knowhow.
Required Experience
Expertise in Bayesian modelling using Gaussian processes with demonstrable understanding of the issues arising from scaling these models to a global scale, validation, assessing performance and sensitivity analysis.
Experience of multi-metric analysis and covariate selection in the context of modelling large and complex data with spatial correlations.
Experience of state-of-the-art statistical software libraries such as INLA, TMB or similar packages.
Demonstrable commitment to using best practices in writing code, including the use of source control, code documentation/repositories, and coding standards.
Experience of working with national disease programmes, managing relationships with senior stakeholders, data-owners, and collaborators.
Experience in research design and implementation, analyzing routine health data in LMICs hence good understanding of challenges on data utilization and quality issues in low resource settings.
Ability to manage own academic research, mentoring junior staff, define and meet milestones on time.
Demonstrable evidence of having worked successfully within a collaborative, team-based research setting.
Track record of scientific publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals in the areas of epidemiology, modelling or health system research.
Experience of working with NMCPs, understanding of malaria surveillance including using DHIS2.
Experience in developing and delivering training for different audiences.
Preferred Language Skill :
Excellent communication skills (oral and written) in both professional and courteous manner.
4: CLINICAL OFFICER INTERN (1 Position(s))
Job Description
Ifakara Health Institute through Achieve Study is seeking a qualified and experienced Clinical Officer Intern who will be stationed at Ujiji TC Site. A successful candidate will be required to work in a selected clinical trial site where recruitment and scheduled visits for study participants will be conducted.
The key primary responsibilities will include screening of study volunteers, completion of case reporting forms and provision of clinical care of any medical condition as per National standard treatment guidelines.
Responsibilities
To attend community sensitization meetings for study volunteer.
Treat patients according to National standard treatment guidelines.
To review laboratory results and resolve quires related to data collected.
To attend internal and external meeting conducted at facility during study conduct.
To attend departmental meetings in each financial year.
To participate in the development of study SOP and other study documents.
Conduct recruitment and enrolment visits as per specified protocol and SOPs.
To ensure that protocol, SOPs and all related study documents are well communicated and duly followed by all personnel involved in the trial.
To ensure that all ethical concerns in the protocols approved by the review board are duly followed during the study.
Supervise study procedure, ensuring that are done well as per approved protocol, ICH.
Guidelines and relevant local regulation.
To maintain professional and ethical manner, accountability and integrity.
Build trust, better communication and improve the overall outcome of the project.
Support study and community engagement coordinators in planning, organizing, and coordinating study work including establishing and maintaining linkages with participating health facilities in the field and other key community stakeholders.
Support in sensitization and recruitment of the intended studies and any other activities related to the community engagement process.
Carry out additional duties as assigned by project leader.
Desired Skills
Basic digital skills including Ms. Office and Data management tools.
Time management to establish priorities and planning the project timelines.
Knowledge of Good clinical practice (GCP).
Self-motivated individual who is able to work with minimal supervision.
Effective communication, collaborative and problem-solving skills.
Able to meet deadlines.
Qualification Required:
Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
Enrolled and allowed to practice as clinical officer by the Medical Council of Tanganyika.
Experience :
At least one-year work experience in clinical research.
Preferred Language Skill :
Preferred Language
Good oral communications in English and Swahili.
5: SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST (1 Position(s))
Job Description
Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Research Scientist to lead and advance our TB research portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in infectious disease research, particularly in the field of TB. She/he will provide strategic leadership by conceptualizing, implementing and overseeing TB studies, mentoring and training junior scientists, and collaborating with key research partners. The position is co-funded by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, a long-standing partner of IHI.
Responsibilities
Design, lead, and execute research projects on TB including clinical trials, clinical epidemiological, and laboratory-based studies.
Develop new research proposals, trial budgets and protocols according to the scientific strategy of IHI.
Develop innovative research methodologies and approaches to address critical knowledge gaps in TB prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Collaborate with national and international research and implementation partners, public health agencies, and funding bodies.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including policymakers, health authorities, and community partners.
Maintain the close research partnership on TB with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.
Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Present research outcomes at national and international conferences.
Translate research findings into actionable recommendations for public health policies.
Lead the clinical and laboratory TB study teams.
Oversee research project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
Ensure compliance with ethical, regulatory, and quality standards.
Manage research grants and identify funding opportunities to sustain and expand the TB research portfolio.
Supervise and mentor junior researchers at IHI.
To contribute to the teaching and training programs at IHI.
Foster a collaborative and intellectually stimulating research environment through continuous professional development.
Desired Skills
Proven ability to secure research funding.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Strong leadership and team-building abilities.
Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in different environments.
Qualification Required:
MD with a PhD in Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health, or a related field.
Experience :
Minimum of 7 years of experience in TB research, with a strong publication record.
Demonstrated expertise and commitment to scientific excellence in at least one of the following areas TB epidemiology, TB diagnostics, clinical trial in
TB drug or vaccine development, or TB immunology.
Experience in designing and managing large-scale research projects.
Preferred Language Skill :
Preferred Language
Fluent English and Swahili languages (spoken and written).
Job closing date : 31-Mar-2026
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