Research Assistant -community Health and Social Medicine

University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

University of Global Health Equity is a health sciences university in Rwanda. An initiative of Partners In Health, UGHE is a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution

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Research Assistant -Community Health and Social Medicine

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a groundbreaking health sciences university in Rwanda. An initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), UGHE is dedicated to training the next generation of global health professionals—including doctors, nurses, researchers, public health practitioners, and policy experts—to become leaders and changemakers committed to advancing equitable, high-quality healthcare for all.

The Department of Community Health and Social Medicine is seeking a Research Assistant to support a pilot feasibility study evaluating the use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology for postpartum education and patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) collection among women recovering from caesarean delivery at Kirehe District Hospital.

This study is a collaboration between the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and has received ethical approval from the Mass General Brigham Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Rwanda National Ethics Committee (RNEC).

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) are available through the UGHE e-Procurement System

We encourage all eligible candidates to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with their academic qualifications via e-procurement system  https://ughe.app/eprocurement/index.php  Tender Notice #05392/26

Curriculum Vitae (CVs) and other Academic documents must be submitted electronically through the UGHE Procurement System no later than 23:59 Kigali time on 7th Aug 2026. Late submissions will not be considered.

The results of the public opening session will be made available in the system immediately after the tender submission deadline has expired.

Sincerely,

Shivon Byamukama
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Financial Affairs
University of Global Health Equity

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