The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is looking for 250 Interviewers for the HAST programme.<\/p>\n
The HAST research programme within the HSRC employs a multi-disciplinary group of social scientists and public health specialists who conduct numerous empirical and policy-related studies each year, the majority of which are donor-funded.<\/p>\n
The HAST research programme specialises in research on the social determinants of HIV\/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis.<\/p>\n
The research strives to address these health problems at their source, namely, at both the social and population levels.<\/p>\n
It also includes social aspects of delivery models for biomedical interventions in order to optimise delivery of interventions.<\/p>\n
Programmatic mapping and size estimation of key populations project<\/p>\n
The HAST research programme has been commissioned by The Networking HIV\/Aids Community of South Africa (NACOSA) and the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) to undertake a project on Programmatic mapping and size estimation of key populations: Sex Workers (male and female), Men who have Sex with Men, People Who Inject Drugs and Transgender People over the next 4-5 months. . The HSRC will be overseeing this study in partnership with organisations that provide service to these four key populations.<\/p>\n
This study will be conducted in 20-30 sub-districts in the following provinces of South Africa: Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, North West, Kwazulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n
All appointments will be done on the basis of the final selection of sub-districts that will be included in the sampling frame.<\/p>\n
We are looking for interviewers (250) who live in the selected sub-districts across South Africa. With all applications, please indicate the district which you are located, as well as the province.<\/p>\n
We will only consider applications from the abovementioned provinces.<\/p>\n
Applications without an indication of district or province will not be considered.<\/p>\n
Duration: 1 month on a freelance contract<\/p>\n
Job Purpose<\/span><\/p>\n To conduct interviews with participants in a confidential and sensitive manner.<\/p>\n Reporting to: Supervisor<\/p>\n Key responsibilities<\/span><\/p>\n Key requirements<\/span><\/p>\n Attributes:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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