Research Assistant

Job Description

Title: Research Assistant

Company Name: Toxicology Society of Bangladesh (TSB)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS) in Anthropology, Master of Social Science (MSS) in Public Health
∎ Master's degree (or equivalent) in social science discipline or public health, either awarded or submitted within three months of application date.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
∎ Freshers are also encouraged to apply.

Job Context:
∎ NIHR RIGHT4: Preventing Deaths from Acute Poisoning in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
∎ To assist the NIHR-funded RIGHT4 project on Preventing Deaths from Acute Poisoning in Low- and Middle-Income Countries via contributions to qualitative research on the social context of alcohol use/methanol poisoning in Bangladesh.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Undertake transcription of audio to text of interviews and FGDs in Bangla. (30%)
∎ Undertake translation of Bangla transcriptions of interviews and FGDs into English. (40%)
∎ Contribute to organizing and coding qualitative data set. (20%)
∎ Contribute to the overall project activities (event organizing, organization of data collection, participating in project meetings etc.). (10%)

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 22 to 40 years
∎ Strong working command of English.
∎ Experience in transcription (Bangla audio to text)
∎ Experience in translation (Bangla to English)
∎ Excellent IT skills (e.g., Word, Excel).
∎ Ability to work independently but also as a member of a team, to work on own initiative and meet deadlines.
∎ Excellent analytical and communication skills.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills including team working and a collaborative, collegiate approach, and the ability to establish and maintain personal working relationships with colleagues.

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 26 Nov 2023

Company Information:
∎ 12 Nov 2023
∎ Toxicology Society of Bangladesh (TSB)

Category: Research/Consultancy

: Only Shortlisted candidates will be asked for the interview.

Source: bdjobs.com