Junior Researcher in tuberculosis

Department of Clinical Sciences – Tuberculosis

Organisation/Company Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Department Department of Clinical Sciences – Tuberculosis Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Master Positions Final date to receive applications 6 Sep 2026 - 01:51 (Europe/Brussels) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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Department of Clinical Sciences – Tuberculosis

The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp is a leading independent academic centre for research and innovation, education, and clinical services in public health, global health and tropical medicine. Founded in 1906, ITM’s research today focuses on Disease Prevention, Control and Elimination, Emerging Infections and Outbreaks, and Sustainable and Equitable Health Systems, with antimicrobial resistance embedded across all research themes.

The Unit of Tuberculosis (TB), of the Department of Clinical Sciences at ITM, is looking for a motivated and talented junior researcher, with interest in TB research, to support the implementation and coordination of two international research consortia:
ACT4

KIDS-TB (EDCTP3, paediatric TB diagnostics, partners in South Africa, Kenya and Benin) and Com Ba Scale (Horizon Europe, stepped-wedge trial scaling up a CHW-delivered cardiovascular disease/HIV/TB care package in Lesotho). Both projects share important operational components, including consortium coordination, study monitoring, reporting and stakeholder engagement. You will be responsible for monitoring the implementation, in collaboration with consortium partners, and supported by the ITM consortium coordination of each project.

You will be based in Belgium, and travel regularly to implementing countries.

Your responsibilities

Across bothprojects

• Support consortium coordination
  : meeting planning, minutes, follow-up on action points, track deliverables and milestones, technical and periodic reports to EDCTP/Horizon
• Support ethical and regulatory submissions and follow-up (protocol amendments, ICF updates, IRB/ethics committee correspondence)
• Support trial/study monitoring
  , tracking of informed consent processes, follow-up on EC/ethics approvals across sites, GCP-related documentation
• Support Advisory Board organisation (scientific + policy/regulatory/industry/advocacy components)
• Link up with work package leaders across both consortia to ensure coherence and follow-up
• Contribute to future grant writing (EDCTP, Horizon, ERC, FWO, or similar) – background, methods, impact sections, and Gantt/milestone tables as needed

ACT4

KIDS-TB specific

• Liaison support with partner institutions in Benin (CNHPP/CHU-MEL) and South Africa (DTTC/SU)
• Follow-up on diagnostic study logistics and site-level coordination
• Liaison support with partners in Lesotho (Solidar Med; Lesotho Ministry of Health)
• Support capacity-strengthening activities, including monitoring the progress of PhD and Master students across the consortium.
• Master's degree (MD, nursing, lab sciences MSc, public health MSc, or related).
  paediatric background is a plus but not required
• Experience working with research projects, preferably international/multi-country projects (experience in resource-limited settings is an asset)
• Demonstrated research project management / monitoring skills (being knowledgeable about TB is an asset)
• Experience with electronic data management systems (experience with Red Cap is an asset)
• Interested in pursuing a TB-related PhD on a substudy embedded in one of the funded projects you'll help coordinate
• Interest in participating in educational/training activities
• Strong organizational, intercultural, and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of English; working knowledge of French is an asset (or willing to learn fast)
• Available for short travel (up to 2 weeks) to South Africa, Benin, and Lesotho depending on project needs
• Able to work with short deadlines across two parallel projects; flexibility is key

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