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Introduction
The Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) is a field station attached to the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. It is part of the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit (MORU) which is a collaborative effort between Mahidol and Oxford Universities, and is part-funded by a UK charity, the Wellcome Trust. SMRU’s aims are to i) treat and care for patients with malaria, ii) undertake research into malaria in this area in order to determine the best methods of prevention and treatment, and iii) to advise on the treatment and the control of malaria in the South East Asia region and more widely.

Report to:  Chief Operating Officer

Staff under supervision:  Data Manager Assistant, Data Entry

The Data Manager deals with all data systems and is responsible for the management of the data-team.

He/she designs, develops and implements data-collection databases, trains and motivates the data-team and makes improvements to the data-systems to ensure high standards of data-quality for research.

Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Maintain all databases and conduct routine maintenance
• Manage the team to achieve targets
• Provide training and technical assistance to the team
• Communicate with other departments about data-collection requirements

Position requirements:

Technical qualification and skills

• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or significant professional experience in software/data engineering
• Strong skills in database design (SQL, normalization)
• Three years' experience managing a team in a professional setting
• Experience with SQL-server, MS Access and VBA

Personal Skills:

• Self-motivated and goal-oriented
• Excellent organizational and people-management skills
• Strategic and creative problem-solver
• Attention to detail
• Proficient in English
• Thai and Karen language preferred

Applications must be sent to smru-hr@shoklo-unit.com  or SMRU 68/30 Bantung Road, Mae Sot, Tak 63110

Deadline for application: Saturday, 8th June 2019

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified for the interview process