Research Assistant

Job Description

Title: Research Assistant

Company Name: BADAS-Centre for Health Research and Implementation (BADAS-CHRI)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Sylhet

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduate or Masters in Social Science. However, an academic background in Anthropology, sociology, social work, public health will be preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ BADAS-Centre for Health Research and Implementation (BADAS-CHRI) is a joint collaboration between the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) and Institute for Global Health (IGH) University College London, which has been working since 2002 on diverse health issues including non-communicable diseases. BADAS-CHRI is looking for a qualified candidate for the position of `Research Assistant` for its "Developing and evaluating an adapted behavioural activation intervention for people with depression and diabetes in South Asia (DiaDeM)" project.
∎ Duration: 12 months, possibility of extension.
∎ Job Location: Sylhet. Travel and office work at the Dhaka head office may be required as per need of the program.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Recruitment of study participants at Sylhet Diabetic Association Hospital by liaising with doctors and hospital management.
∎ Data collection both on paper and Qualtrics software as per training and good clinical practices guidelines.
∎ Establishing network and communication with study participants receiving the intervention, their families and health care staff, government and non- government stakeholders in both Sylhet and Dhaka
∎ Maintaining and monitoring profile of study participant and stakeholders
∎ All required support to the Research Coordinator and the quantitative and qualitative teams
∎ Organizing community panel meetings and stakeholder workshops
∎ Regular submission of activity reports to Dhaka office
∎ Development of leaflets, booklets and research materials relevant to the study
∎ Maintain regular correspondence with the field Staff, members of the project team in Dhaka office
∎ Conduct Anthropometric measurements of study participants

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2-3 years of experience in public health research based activities specially on data collection and management and other areas mentioned above under responsibilities.
∎ Good written and spoken English
∎ Excellent communication skills
∎ Ability to build rapport with the team and in a community setting
∎ Good computer skills (MS Word/ Excel)
∎ Ability to develop research materials such as leaflets, booklets etc.

Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival bonus, gratuity

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 10 Aug 2023
∎ BADAS-Centre for Health Research and Implementation (BADAS-CHRI)

Category: NGO/Development

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University Percentage (%)
National University 12.74%
University of Dhaka 5.57%
Jahangirnagar University 4.66%
University of Chittagong 3.19%
Jagannath University 2.84%
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology 2.39%
Bangladesh Open University 1.82%
North South University 1.71%
University of Rajshahi 1.71%
East West University 1.37%

Interested By Age Range

Age Range Percentage (%)
20-30 51.65%
31-35 26.51%
36-40 10.13%
40+ 8.53%

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Salary Range Percentage (%)
0-20K 3.26%
20K-30K 14.09%
30K-40K 78.46%
40K-50K 2.91%
50K+ 1.28%

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Experience Range Percentage (%)
0 years (Freshers) 12.63%
0.1 - 1 years 7.62%
1.1 - 3 years 21.05%
3.1 - 5 years 18.20%
5+ years 40.50%

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