QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

General Summary

 

  • Participate in protocol training and any required trainings related Human Subjects Protection (HSP) and Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
  • Function as the focal person for the ART2FIT study activities and the Head StART qualitative study activities and liaise with partners in the study setting.
  • Assist with study document preparation.
  • Travel frequently to health center study sites in midwestern and southwestern Uganda.
  • Support participant recruitment.
  • Help with qualitative data collection
  • Supervise and coordinate the qualitative research activities of Head StART research assistants.
  • Administer informed consent and address participants’ questions.
  • Perform data collection activities including focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews at health centers and communities in refugee settlements.
  • Draft field notes and engage in reflective practices.
  • Generate interview and focus group discussion transcripts from audio-recordings.
  • Ensure quality control of collected research data.
  • Summarize interview transcripts.
  • Rapid qualitative analysis of collected data.
  • Monitor study progress and safeguard study timelines.
  • Attend regular virtual and in-person team meetings including flexibility to attend meetings at non-standard hours (early mornings or evenings) to facilitate collaboration across time zones.
  • Draft study reports for regulatory authorities and partner institutions.
  • Follow up with IRBs, UNCST, and other authorities for study approvals and renewals.
  • Perform additional study-related duties as assigned by core investigators.

Key Responsibilities

 

  • Perform data collection activities including focus group discussions and in-depth individual interviews at health centers and communities in refugee settlements.
  • Draft field notes and engage in reflective practices.
  • Generate interview and focus group discussion transcripts from audio-recordings.
  • Ensure quality control of collected research data.
  • Summarize interview transcripts.
  • Rapid qualitative analysis of collected data.
  • Monitor study progress and safeguard study timelines.
  • Attend regular virtual and in-person team meetings including flexibility to attend meetings at non-standard hours (early mornings or evenings) to facilitate collaboration across time zones.
  • Draft study reports for regulatory authorities and partner institutions.
  • Follow up with IRBs, UNCST, and other authorities for study approvals and renewals.
  • Perform additional study-related duties as assigned by core investigators.

Academic Qualifications

  • • Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health, community psychology, monitoring and evaluation, or a related health field.
  • Having a Master of Public Health is highly desirable.

Person Specification

 

  • Function as the focal person for the ART2FIT study activities and the Head StART qualitative study activities and liaise with partners in the study setting.
  • Travel frequently to health center study sites in midwestern and southwestern Uganda.
  • Support participant recruitment.
  • Help with qualitative data collection
  • Supervise and coordinate the qualitative research activities of Head StART research assistants.
  • Administer informed consent and address participants’ questions.

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