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Sightsavers Research Associate

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Nairobi  

Published On: 3rd, August 2023

Closes on: 31st, August 2023

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Job Description

Sightsavers have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in statistics to join their Research team. We hold Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status from UK Research and Innovation. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced individual to provide technical support to our quantitative studies, particularly cross-sectional surveys.


Responsibilities:

    • Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex information is crucial to this role.

    • Postgraduate degree in medical statistics, statistics, epidemiology, or related field with a strong statistical component, or equivalent experience

    • Fluency in written and spoken English

    • Training and experience in advanced statistical analytical techniques, particularly survey methods

    • Experience of developing survey tools and managing large datasets

    • Understanding of the key principles and governance of research

    • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability 
       
      to communicate complex information effectively to a range of stakeholders both orally and in writing

    • Experience of contributing to sc ientific outputs, such as peer-reviewed publications

    • Proficiency in statistical languages appropriate for data handling and statistical analyses for example Stata, R, Python

    • Experience designing ODK-based data collection systems using CommCare or similar platforms

    • Availability to travel on planned visits, for up to 5 weeks of the year, in sometimes difficult locations, Covid-19 restrictions allowing.

Requirements:

    • Experience of writing research grant applications

    • French or Portuguese language skills

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Brian Ndung'u

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