Job Description
Application Window Open date: May 8, 2026 Next review date: Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Nov 8, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description POSITION DESCRIPTION Academic Coordinator 3 The Department of Medicine – ZSFG Division of HIVID and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is seeking an Academic Coordinator to provide programmatic leadership of the Makerere University / UCSF (MU-UCSF) Research Collaboration including administrative and programmatic oversight of the International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research (ICEMR): Program of Resistance, Immunology, Surveillance and Modeling of Malaria (PRISM); the Sustainable East Africa Research in Community Health (SEARCH) program; and the Prevention of Malaria and HIV in Tororo (PROMOTE) program. Position Duties/Responsibilities Academic program planning and development within the MU-UCSF Research Collaboration including evaluation of collaboration’s academic program activities and functions including LSHTM and CFAR training awards and investigator twinning programs; Facilitate and coordinate the activities of the MU-UCSF Research Collaboration Executive Steering Committee and the SEARCH Executive Committee which includes preparation of meeting agendas, scheduling of monthly, quarterly and semi-annual meetings, posting meeting minutes, and preparing an annual progress report; Assessment and response to stakeholder needs for the SEARCH, PRISM and PROMOTE programs; Liaison representation with other agencies and institutions (e.g., FDA, NIH, CDC, World Bank, PEPFAR, drug companies [Abbott, Gilead], international collaborators [Makerere University, KEMRI, Uganda Ministry of Health, the National Drug Authority and Uganda Council of Science and Technology); Interface and represent the HIV/AIDS Division and MU-UCSF and SEARCH collaborations at various sponsored meetings and collaborations at UCSF, nationally and internationally. Development of proposals for extramural funding of programs and identification of support resources (e.g. grant renewal applications); Supervision and leadership of other academic appointees or staff; currently two program coordinators, 3 additional program/lab coordinator hires in progress and one post award administrator. Facilitate and coordinate the activities of the SEARCH Working Groups; Facilitate coordination and organization of student visitors engaged in the research projects of the collaboration; Facilitate and coordinate the activities of advisory boards including SEARCH Executive Advisory Board and the Kenya and Uganda Advisory Boards, PRISM Scientific Advisory Group, and PROMOTE External Scientific Advisory Board; Assist with the establishment of a bio-banking program in Uganda and at the UCSF-SFGH Infectious Disease Division. University and Public Service duties include: Appointed member of UCSF International Research Advisory Council (IRAC). IRAC has been organized through the CTSI Global Health Program and now is a joint effort with Global Health Sciences to provide an open forum to faculty and staff conducting research abroad to identify and solve problems in global research at UCSF and to build and sustain a true community of global health science across the many UCSF sites and disciplines involved. IRAC as a central part of the UCSF investment in expanding its global health program; Member of the UCSF East Africa Interest Group (EAIG) created for the purpose of a trans-UCSF forum for researchers and faculty from different disciplines working in East Africa to explore opportunities for developing new collaborations. Training duties include: Oversight of the development and implementation of general research training and study-specific training plans and materials for multiple East Africa research sites; Conduct Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) and study specific training at clinical sites; establish schedule and methods for training and periodically perform training; Organize site visits to international sites to assess adherence to regulatory and compliance issues. Research duties include: Overall responsibility for administrative and fiscal management of multiple federally funded large program grants which total over $30 Million; Oversight of the Regulatory Core operations providing operational support of over 30 research protocols; Organize a