Posted on : August 08, 2025 Application deadline : August 16, 2025
Field Assistant (Adv#86/2025)
icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. As a values-based organisation icddr,b encourages women and people with disabilities.
The Emerging Infections and Parasitology Laboratory focuses on enteric pathogens and parasitic infections, as well as vector-borne diseases in humans, including malaria, leishmaniasis, dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, enteric protozoan infections, and helminth infections. This laboratory also conducts wastewater surveillance studies, employing various laboratory methods to detect measles, influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and other respiratory viruses in wastewater. This can help infer the transmission dynamics of the respective diseases caused by the corresponding pathogens in the associated catchment areas. The laboratory scientists conduct research and activities as principal investigators, co-principal investigators, and co-investigators, collaborating with national and international institutes/universities and with different Divisions of icddr, b. This unit also works on anti-parasitic drug discovery, diagnostic kit evaluation, G6PD deficiency, and new therapeutic and vaccine trials.
Position Description:
The Field Assistant will report to the Research Investigator and will be responsible for contacting the BRAC and/or partner community health workers and their labs for Malaria patients. Once a suspected case is found Malaria positive, sample collection is conducted to ensure high-quality data by following standard operational practice and icddr,b organisational values and guidelines. She/he will be involved in –
Conduct Health Centre visits for sample and data collection; Obtain consent/assent from the participants before sample collection; Maintain accurate records and ensure data quality; Measure height, weight, and hemoglobin conc. In the blood of the participants; Collect sample (Venous Blood or Dried blood spot), process and store them following study protocols; Perform RDT and Microscopic Diagnosis; Maintain screening and visit logs; Engage with community members and ensure ethical research practices Report daily activities to the field supervisor.Required qualifications and experience:
SSC or equivalent; Candidates must be permanent residents of Chattogram Hiltract Area (Chattogram, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Rangamati & Cox’s Bazar) with valid Union Parishad Chairman Certificates 1 year of experience in a relevant field; Experience in clinical sample collection, patient data collection or community health work will be preferred; Candidates will be given preference who have previous experience in Hilt tracts areas, especially in the Malaria surveillance study; Basic knowledge of Malaria Disease will be an advantage.Location: Bandharbon Field Office
Number of Positions: 01
Contract Type and Duration:
Short-Term Contractual Service Agreement basis; the duration will be 6 months with a possibility of extension, subject to the availability of funds and performance.Salary & Benefits:
Tk.27,912/-(consolidated) per month, inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances. Festival bonus, income tax paid by icddr,b and subsidized canteen. Transport and Daycare facilities are subject to space availability.Notes of attention:
Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for the written test/interview. icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by August 16, 2025.