Key responsibilities will include:
Contribute to developing study protocols
Contribute to the drafting of study protocols.
Assist in the development of data collection tools.
Support the piloting and updating of data collection tools.
Support training of data collectors and support data collection.
Contribute to the management of study data
Prepare ethics applications
Complete standard ethics submission paperwork for LSTM and in-country ethics.
Coordinate the completion of mandatory training required for ethics application by research team members.
Track ethics submission and respond in a timely manner to queries from the REC.
Complete annual REC reports/reporting requirements,
Systematically file all study documentation-consent forms, ethics documents etc.
Analyse qualitative and quantitative data
Analyse qualitative data using appropriate software.
Analyse quantitative data using SPSS, R or STATA.
Analyse secondary data.
Draft, submit and disseminate research outputs
Draft research outputs such as conference abstracts, posters, presentations, publications and blogs.
Coordinating inputs into publications.
Submit research outputs.
Actively contribute to submissions for grant funding.
Actively contribute to partner capacity development.
Identify opportunities for research output dissemination, nationally, regionally and internationally.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
Master's degree in related field (global health, public health, midwifery, medicine)
Postgraduate professional qualification, such as the Diploma of Tropical Medicine, or certificate in maternal and child health
Knowledge and interest in MNH in LMICs
Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods
Experience in reporting and open access publications for donors such as Gates foundation and Global Fund
Experience in biomedical/ social science research in LMICs
Fluent in English language and Swahili