Research Assistant/ Junior Research Scientist
Job Description
Title: Research Assistant/ Junior Research Scientist
Company Name: Global Public Health Research Foundation
Vacancy: 2
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ MSc in Statistics/Applied Statistics/Public Health (Thesis preferable).
Experience Requirements:
∎ 1 to 2 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Post: Research Assistant/ Junior Research Scientist (Position will be assigned based on the qualifications and experiences)
∎ Objective: Support to conduct of scientific research on public health issues within the strategy of GPHRF
∎ Timeframe: The initial contract will be for a period of 1 year (the first three months will be considered as a probationary period). The job contract will be extended depending on satisfactory performance.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Contribute to data collection tool development, e.g., questionnaire development, survey planning, translation, questionnaire designing in Survey Solution or other online platforms
∎ Field visits as per plan developed by supervisor; interviewing respondents, validate information with supervisor and escalate any issues
∎ Communicate with authority of government health facilities, and community members; to conduct survey and qualitative interview
∎ Work with supervisor as necessary in terms of preparing study documents
∎ Tracking project results
∎ Prepare progress reports (monthly, quarterly, semester and annual) for the PI and funding agency
∎ Prepare other articles, reports, and presentations
∎ Facilitate focus group discussion (FGD) and key informants interview (KII)
∎ Data collection, and supervision of field enumerators
∎ Data cleaning and data quality assurance
∎ Calibrate and maintain equipment and tablet PCs
∎ Manage and respond to project related emails
∎ Assist to organize workshops, seminars and other meetings
∎ Project Implementation/Management:
∎ Support Principal Investigator to implement project;
∎ Ensure quality assurance during data collection;
∎ Train study team on contents of questionnaires;
∎ Supervise data collection process, data compilation for field monitoring ;
∎ Participate in staff meetings and provide necessary instructions to project staffs;
∎ Prepare documentation and share it with supervisor routinely in order to execute activities in accordance with research protocol.
∎ Scientific Analysis and Report Writing:
∎ Provide conceptual insights to statisticians for data analysis as well as for elaborating results;
∎ Write and/or review manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and where possible collaborate with scientists and academics;
∎ Discuss with all team members' initial reports together for consensus on findings;
∎ Prepare final reports and revise reports based on feedback received from supervisor in order to support scientific manuscript creation while developing one's own scientific writing abilities.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1-2 years of research experience (post-graduate research is applicable), including drafting publishable papers, conducting literature reviews, data compilation, and analysis;
∎ Must have sound knowledge on Microsoft Office, Stata, SPSS, R, Epi-Info, Survey Solutions, Surveybe software etc;
∎ Preference will be given to those having work experience in public health project/research activities;
∎ Proven experience in survey design using CAPI based software (Survey solution, OKD, CTO etc), data collection, and both qualitative and quantitative techniques will be an advantage;
∎ Strong publication record in national or international peer-reviewed journals in a relevant field is an advantage;
∎ Excellent communication skills in English, both written and oral (Higher IELTS score is an advantage);
∎ At least intermediate level knowledge on applied statistics;
∎ Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills;
∎ Must be experienced in both qualitative and quantitative data collection and management;
∎ Fluent at speaking and writing in English.
Salary:
∎ Tk. 20000 - 35000 (Monthly)
∎ Gross BDT 20,000-35,000 (Negotiable based on position and experience) per month for the entire period which would be payable based on work progress evaluation).
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2023
Company Information:
∎ 2 Sep 2023
∎ Global Public Health Research Foundation
∎ Business : Global Public Health Research Foundation (GPHRF) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve population health at global and national level through delivering high quality research, evidence and promoting healthy lifestyle. GPHRF is committed to enhancing research capacity to address broad challenges in global health including maternal and child health, epidemiology, environmental health, food safety and quality control, evidence-synthesis, health economics and universal health coverage. To deliver this mission, GPHRF will coordinate, support and implement multi-disciplinary and collaborative educational efforts to support research capacity and dissemination, training, and consultancy in global health.
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 25th Sep 2023
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