General Summary

The  laboratory technical officer will support Laboratory Sample management, Testing and Biosafety Biosecurity measures, daily analysis for patient samples for differential diagnoses, process control, Corrective Action and Preventive Action, laboratory documentation and compile daily updates on laboratory performance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide technical expertise in the laboratory sample collection, packaging and transportation
2. Work with reference laboratories to coordinate quality testing and analysis for epidemic prone diseases.
3. Perform routine patient care testing to support case management team.
4. Support day to day operations of the case management laboratories, Equipment maintenance, Quality Assurance and laboratory staff competence.
5. Request and monitor laboratory supplies/PPE to avoid stock outs and PPE to support laboratory interventions.
6. Implement QMS, Standard operating procedures, job aids for testing and equipment maintenance.
7. Conduct Biosafety and waste management procedures to maintain routine healthy, hygienic, safety aspects and work place needs with MoH guidelines.
8. Support timely retrieval of laboratory results from Results Dispatch System and monitoring Turn Around Time.
9. Compile daily, weekly and monthly National Ebola reports in support of the National Laboratory Sub-pillar and IMT in line with the key performance indicators.
10. Any other duties assigned.

Academic Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in laboratory technology, microbiology, biomedical sciences, or a related field obtained from a chartered university. • Additional training in public health, laboratory quality management, or biosafety is an added advantage • Registered with a professional regulatory body (e.g., Allied Health Professionals Council) • Hands-on experience in a clinical, research, or public health laboratory setting • Familiarity with basic laboratory equipment and safety protocols

Person Specification

• Interest in public health systems, health security, and laboratory networks
• Excellent attention to detail and willingness to follow protocols
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully in multidisciplinary teams

EPIDEMIOLOGIST (2)

The Epidemiologist leads disease surveillance, data analysis, and outbreak investigation activities within an assigned area, ensuring timely detection, verification, and response to public health events at Points of Entry (PoE) and border communities. The role provides technical leadership to district and PoE-level teams and ensures high-quality epidemiological data informs decision-making.

Technical Officer - Laboratory (2)

The  laboratory technical officer will support Laboratory Sample management, Testing and Biosafety Biosecurity measures, daily analysis for patient samples for differential diagnoses, process control, Corrective Action and Preventive Action, laboratory documentation and compile daily updates on laboratory performance.

Technical officer - Infection prevention and control (2)

The candicate will provide technical support to implement infection prevention and control at national, subnational and district level. The position involves strengthening IPC capacity related to routine service delivery and outbreaks responses at different levels

Senior technical officer - case management (3)

The technical case management officer will work closely with the response teams to provide technical and operational support for the delivery of safe, timely and high-quality case-management services during disease outbreaks and other public-health emergencies.

M&E SPECIALIST (1)

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will be support to design, implement and review of the project’s monitoring and evaluation interventions. She/he will ensure data-driven decision-making by producing high-quality evidence to support project planning, implementation, learning, and reporting. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, experience with data systems, and a commitment to strengthening GHS outcomes.

LAB RUNNER/MESSENGER (1)

The Lab Runner will provide day-to-day support to the study team by ensuring the safe, timely, and accurate movement of laboratory samples, documents, supplies, and other study materials between designated study areas, laboratories, and other authorised locations.

The position will support smooth laboratory operations while maintaining sample integrity, confidentiality, safety and compliance with study and laboratory procedures.

Postdoctoral Fellow (1)

Job Description 2: Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathogen Genomics (One Health Focus)

• Position Title:  Postdoctoral Fellow – Pathogen Genomics
• Department: Global Health Security
• Project: Professor Sewankambo Global Health Security Training Program in Africa
• Reports To: Deputy Head of Department 
• Duration: One year, renewable
• Location: IDI-McKinnell MKC, Makerere University Campus
• Application Deadline:  Two weeks after the advert date

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in pathogen genomics to strengthen our global health security program, with a particular emphasis on One Health approaches. The role integrates genomics applications with practical contributions to business development, scientific documentation, and program implementation to combat infectious diseases at the human-animal-environment interface.

Research Fellow (3)

ACCEPT-Africa Targeted Research Awards for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness

Background

The African Consortium for Clinical Evidence, Pharmacology and Translational Research (ACCEPT-Africa) is a multidisciplinary, multi-country research consortium under the Africa Pandemic Sciences Collaborative (EPSILON-1). Led by the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University, Uganda, ACCEPT-Africa brings together research institutions and investigators from Uganda, Tanzania (Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital), the Democratic Republic of Congo (Catholic University of Bukavu), South Africa (University of Cape Town), and Italy (University of Turin) to strengthen Africa's capacity to develop, evaluate, and deploy medical countermeasures for epidemic- and pandemic-prone diseases.

ACCEPT-Africa integrates expertise in early-phase clinical trials, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), implementation science, infectious diseases, laboratory sciences, regulatory science, and epidemic preparedness.

The consortium is guided by three strategic objectives:

1. Advance the clinical development of medical countermeasures targeting priority pathogens;
2. Strengthen epidemic–pandemic research ecosystems; and
3. Build sustainable capacity for early-phase clinical trials targeting priority pathogens.

To advance these objectives, ACCEPT-Africa invites applications from individual researchers for Targeted Research Awards addressing priority scientific and operational gaps relevant to medical countermeasure development and epidemic clinical research.

Purpose of the Call

The ACCEPT-Africa Targeted Research Awards will provide catalytic funding for focused, high-impact and implementation-oriented research projects that can generate preliminary evidence, address critical knowledge or methodological gaps, strengthen existing research platforms, and contribute to the development and evaluation of medical countermeasures for priority pathogens.

A total of three awards will be available, with funding of up to US$15,000 per project for an implementation period of up to 12 months.

The call is specifically intended to support research that can leverage existing ACCEPT-Africa platforms, cohorts, protocols, laboratory capabilities, partnerships and research infrastructure to achieve clearly defined outputs within the award period.

Applicants must submit a proposal addressing one of the three priority research areas below.

Priority Research Areas

Priority Area 1: Pharmacokinetics of drugs used for diseases of outbreak potential

Priority Area 2: Biomarkers and diagnostics for drug development which could be viral, immunological or other markers that can be used to assess treatment response or severity of highly infectious diseases of outbreak potential

Priority Area 3: Social and Behavioral Research on Epidemic Clinical Trials

Funding Available

ACCEPT-Africa intends to make three competitive research awards, subject to satisfactory scientific review and availability of funds.

Maximum Award

Each successful project may receive funding of up to US$15,000.

Applicants are expected to submit realistic and well-justified budgets directly linked to the proposed research activities and outputs.

Eligible costs may include research personnel support, laboratory reagents and consumables, sample processing and analysis, data collection, participant-related research costs, field activities, data management and analysis, stakeholder/community engagement directly related to the research, and dissemination of findings.

Major capital equipment and costs not directly attributable to delivery of the proposed research should generally not constitute a substantial proportion of the requested budget.

Application Requirements

Applicants should submit a concise application package containing:                  

1. CV and personal statement (use the NIH template)
2. 2 letters of recommendations (ACCEPT-Africa site PI and one proposed mentor)
3. Proposal (download the template.docx)
4. Budget (maximum US$15,000)

Key Timelines

Applications must be received by 16th October 2026. Late or substantially incomplete applications will not be considered.