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Research Coordinator CURES Project Consultancy

Period of Performance: November 2023 to June 2024

The Tunisian Health Center for University Research Excellence & Sustainability project (CURES) focuses on a key driver of Tunisia’s NCD crisis: the lack of a central, internationally linked hub for NCD teaching, research, simulation, innovation, and technology commercialization. 

Family Health International (FHI 360) will help address these gaps via the CURES activities, with the ultimate objectives of improved NCD prevention and management in Tunisia; improved lives and longevity for Tunisians; an enhanced position for Tunisia as an international center for teaching, research, and medical technology commercialization; a return to its position as the premier medical tourism destinations for African countries; and support to private sector led growth. 

FHI360 will provide simulation-based training to ensure a more rigorous curriculum that will improve surgical interventions to treat NCDs and establish commercially viable partnerships between the SMS and the private sector to foster locally developed health-sector technologies and establish commercially viable partnerships between the SMS and the private sector to foster locally developed health-sector technologies.

Family Health International (FHI 360) will work with the SMS, the MHESR, the MoH, and other relevant stakeholders to create a modern center of excellence for NCD research and simulation-based teaching through establishment of the SMS Research and Simulation Center. FHI360 will renovate and equip the SMS research and simulation center, create linkages and partnerships with renowned U.S. research centers and universities, and support the commercialization of the center’s research.

Desired skills, qualifications, and experiences:

• Project management experience, preferably related to academic research projects, including but not limited to experience: 
  • Ordering supplies and equipment
  • Managing and coordinating a team
  • Preparing budgets
  • Writing official reports and documents for academic and grant committees
  • Assist with IRB/local ethics committee compliance, regulations, and good clinical practice requirements. 
• Experience in the air quality or environmental field (preferred but not essential – (we will be providing training on all procedures and devices used in the study)
• Intermediate computer proficiency (including skills in Microsoft Office, working with shared drives, using apps to operate the exposure devices)
• Basic data management skills (downloading/uploading data, file management, data entry on web-based data collection application)
• Problem-solving skills (being resourceful and having the ability to think on one’s feet when issues arise in the field)
• Attention to detail (e.g., care when handling filters, ensuring correct filter IDs and device IDs have been recorded in the data collection forms, ensuring correct settings for sampling)
• Familiarity/previous work experience at Hedi Chaker Hospital
• Strong English, French, and Arabic communication skills in reading, writing, and speaking.
• Minimum education requirement: bachelor’s degree in related discipline