Job Description

Closing Date 2026/01/30
Reference Number CAP260120-4
Job Title Research Clinician
Site Springfield and eThekwini Clinical Research Site
Job Type Classification 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
Location - Town / City Durban
Location - Province KwaZulu-Natal
Location - Country South Africa

CAPRISA is an award-winning global research organisation located on the campus of the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban, South Africa and undertakes research in HIV, Tuberculosis and COVID-19 at four clinical research sites in KwaZulu-Natal.
CAPRISA's goal is to undertake globally relevant and locally responsive research that contributes to understanding HIV Vaccines and Pathogenesis, HIV Prevention and Epidemiology, including the links between Tuberculosis and AIDS treatment and COVID-19. CAPRISA is a UNAIDS Collaborating Centre for HIV Research and Policy and is recognised as a DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention and hosts the SAMRC HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit.
The successful candidate will join the CAPRISA team based at the Springfield and eThekwini Clinical Research Site in Durban.
Minimum Requirements

• MBChB
• Valid registration with the HPCSA as a Clinician
• Research experience in HIV and / or TB preferable
• Experience in clinical, programmatic management of HIV and TB including drug resistant TB highly advantageous
• In-depth knowledge of HIV/AIDS and TB prevention and treatment
• Research track record desirable

Personal Qualities and Competencies

• Ability to prioritise important tasks and work well under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Attention to detail with strong analytical ability
• Ability to work independently and fit in well in a multi-disciplinary team
• Participant orientated
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Strong administrative skills

Key Responsibilities

• Perform role of Study Clinician (including clinical assessments, safety reporting, eligibility assessments, identify and manage untoward clinical events and laboratory abnormalities)
• Ability to manage a clinical team (nurses, counsellors)
• Assist with study setup and implementation (SOP development, clinical source documents and study related documentation)
• Quality assurance of study participants' files
• Prepare and present Scientific papers/publications
• Participate in regular internal team meetings as well as external meetings with collaborators and funders

Skills Required