Company : UCT HIVMHRU
Location : Cape Town, South Africa
Closing date: 30 November 2023
We are 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.
There are two intakes of four interns per semester per year. The first internship semester will be from January to June and the second from July to December. All candidates will be selected for both intakes by December 2023. There are 10 positions available in total per year. The internship entails 8 hours/week (20% position), split between two 4-hour days as allocated.
This unpaid internship 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)
Responsibilities and learning opportunities
- 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
- 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
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.
How to Apply
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]