Applications for the 2024 Clinical Research Internship at the University of Cape Town are now open

admin August 7, 2023

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DEADLINE: 10 November 2023

Applications for the 2024 Clinical Research Internship at the University of Cape Town are now open

The Neuroscience Institute at UCT is looking to invite motivated students from diverse backgrounds into the HIVMHRU to gain exposure to research in the field of HIV and mental health in and around Cape Town.

STRUCTURE OF INTERNSHIP

There are two intakes of four interns per semester per year. The first internship semester will be from January to June and the second semester will be from July to December. All candidates will be selected for both intakes by December 2024. There are 10 positions available in total per year. The internship entails 8 hours/week (20% position) which is split between two 4-hour days as allocated.

Responsibilities and learning opportunities

Half your time will be focused on Research Administration. This includes the following:

Preparation of research materials (i.e., consent forms, intervention activities, workbooks etc.)
Transcriptions and translation of intervention sessions
Assisting with financial reconciliation of participant reimbursements
Management of bio-marker specimens (viral load samples, dried blood spots etc.)
Assist with participant retention and tracking
Assist with content development for HIVMHRU website and social media platforms

Half your time will be focused on Clinical Research activities. This includes the following:

Conduct site visits to research offices located at primary care facilities in the Cape Town area
Assisting with day-to-day activities at sites
Participating in clinical supervision of interventionists and research staff
Attending debriefing sessions with project directors and clinical psychologist

Details of internship

This internship is an unpaid position and is targeted at recently graduated students who are building their experience and exposure to mental health research and interventions. Candidates will have access to short courses and research programmes in the HIVMHRU during the course of their internship.

Upon completion of this internship, successful candidates will receive:

A certificate of completion (for > 80% attendance)
A letter of recommendation from the internship coordinator(s)

WHO CAN APPLY?

We invite applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

Have a minimum NQF Level 8 qualification (Honours or four-year degree) in a health or social science-related field.

Advantages (but not required)

Have an excellent command of two or three official languages of South Africa.
Demonstrate excellent writing and communication skills.
Capable of working in a multicultural team environment.

There are limited placements for this programme, and admission is highly competitive. In addition to the application form, we will request short-listed candidates to attend a selection interview.

Please read and follow these instructions carefully as they are not repeated on the application form itself.

The application form can be found here.
The application form must be completed in full and submitted with all required supporting documents as a single PDF file, with your surname and initial as the file name, to [email protected]

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