Junior Scientist at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and participate in follow-up quantitative and qualitative data collection and quality control.
• Assist with transcription, translation, data cleaning, and coding.
• Maintain research material inventories, participant records, and ethics documentation.
• Manage participant communications, scheduling, tracking, and reimbursements
• Supervise research assistants and report on their performance.
• Support preparation of scientific manuscripts, policy briefs, and presentations.
• Contribute to dissemination activities, including academic and stakeholder events.

Requirements

• 4-year Honours degree in Social Sciences or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ research experience, including project coordination and small team management.

Advantageous

• Enrolment in master’s degree in social sciences, Public Health or other related fields advantageous
• 1 years’ experience with quantitative and qualitative research.
• 1 year working in the gender-based violence field of study.