Research Assistant (2), Brain and Mind Institute at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Aga Khan University is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching and community service initiatives. Based on the principles of quality, access, impact and relevance, the University has campuses and programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its facilities include teaching hospitals, Faculties of Health Sciences with Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical Colleges, Institutes for Educational Development, an Examination Board and an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. The Graduate School of Media and Communications, the East African Institute, the Institute for Human Development and the Kiswahili Centre have been launched recently while several Graduate Professional Schools and Faculties of Arts and Sciences are to be set up in Pakistan and East Africa. Through its needs-blind admissions policy, the University imbues the most promising leaders and thinkers of tomorrow with an ethic of service and the skills to help communities solve their most pressing challenges. The Aga Khan University is one of nine agencies in the Aga Khan Development Network.Job SummaryThis position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. Working collaboratively with a team of Implementation Scientists, the Research Assistant (RA) will support several aspects of research undertakings including but not limited to data collection/curation, cleaning, analysis, and report generation. The RA will also assist with transcribing qualitative data (IDIs, KII or FG), as well support translation of research tools from English to Swahili or Swahili to English on a need basis.Responsibilities Contribute to development/refining data collection tools;Assist with recruiting study participants;Undertake data collection (Quantitative and Qualitative) as assigned;Support in validating, cleaning, transforming, and comparing quantitative and qualitative data from different sources;Support in data management and storage;Support data analysis;Undertake transcriptions and translations;Assist with drafting reports and presentations based on qualitative and quantitative research and analysis;Assist in conducting literature reviews and generating manuscripts;Participate in meetings and support documentation of meeting deliberations; andSupport other activities aligned with BMI’s programming. Requirements At least two years’ experience in data collection, preferably in a health/academic/research setting;Knowledge and skills of handling and managing quantitative and qualitative data. Knowledge of Redcap or Qualtrics is desirable but not compulsory;Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative data (preferable using SPSS, QSR Nvivo, MAXDA or Atlas-I or other related statistical software);Experience with research translation and transcribing is an added advantage (training will also be provided);Keen ability to work independently, show initiative, and take ownership, as well as a natural problem solver with a bias to action;Good at oral and written communication. Excellent inter-personal relationship with ability to work well with colleagues and full spectrum of academic staff from trainees to senior faculty members and researchers, located in different geographic zones; andConfidentiality and ability to safeguard research data including audio files.