Job Title: Research Assistant
Organization: Makerere University School of Public Health
Job Location: Busoga
Roles and responsibilities:
- Participate in study planning and implementation meetings
- Requisition for equipment, logistics, and supplies necessary for field operations
- Plan, implement, and maintains data collection and analysis systems in support of the research protocol
- Participate in the field data collection, review of malarial studies and other relevant documents
- Reside in the districts of study implementation
- Work hand in hand with community and district leadership in the area of study implementation.
- Conduct field ethnographic interviews, observations, and Focus Group Discussions
- Transcribe field audio recordings
- Participate in weekly debriefs,
- Write field reports and submit them to PIs.
- Any other duties assigned by the PI.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Willingness to work and stay in Busoga, particularly in the districts of Buyende, Kaliro, and Namutumba for an extended period of time.
- At least 3 years of field experience in conducting qualitative research in health issues.
- A master’s training in Public health, Sociology, Anthropology or its equivalent.
- Knowledge of current malaria control strategies, responses and debates
- Fluent in Lusoga Language.
- A resident of the east-central region (Busoga) is preferred.
- Aged between 25 – 35 years (the study involves constant movements). Women are encouraged to apply.
How To Apply:
Interested eligible applicants should send their application, and updated CV stating two referees and their contacts to:
The Principal Investigator, “Reimagining malarial infection control in terms of planetary health boundaries”,
Makerere University School of Public Health, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala Uganda.
Deadline: 31st Tuesday, October 2023, at 5.00 pm
