Job Title: Research Fellow
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow to join our dynamic team working on multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), emerging infectious diseases, transmission dynamics, and other hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) topics.
You will play a key role in coordinating and implementing research projects, preparing study protocols, supporting grant applications, ensuring data quality, conducting basic data analyses, and contributing to manuscript development for peer-reviewed publications. You will also support general administrative tasks related to research grants and team operations.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Research and Scientific Contribution
- Collaborate with clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, and fellow researchers to formulate and answer clinically relevant and public health–oriented research questions related to infectious diseases.
- Assist in manuscript development through literature reviews, preliminary data analysis, and drafting for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
- Support the design and implementation of new studies, including protocol development, ethics submission, and coordination of study activities.
- Contribute to grant applications under the guidance of principal investigators, including performing literature reviews, supporting study design, and coordinating inputs from collaborators.
- Liaise with both local and international collaborators to integrate clinical and scientific insights into new and ongoing research projects.
- Present research findings at local and international scientific meetings and conferences.
- Participate in administrative and coordination tasks relating to grant management and overall team activities.
Job Requirements
EDUCATION
- Master's degree (minimum) or PhD in Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Epidemiology, or a related field
- Formal training in epidemiology and biostatistics is an advantage
Experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience in research publication and/or scientific writing is desirable
