Junior Socio-Behavioural Scientist at Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social sciences or public health
• Publication in a peer-reviewed journal (as first author preferred)
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in a research environment
• At least 1 year HIV prevention research experience
• At least 1 year of research project planning, organizing and management experience
• At least 1 years’ experience in qualitative (interviews and focus group discussion) data collection and quality control
• Valid Certificate in Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Valid driver’s license with own transport
• Must have proven experience in conducting literature reviews
• Must have experience using a reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and adolescent sexual health
• Excellent communication - verbal & written skills
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders and use these to manage study
• Strong administrative and logistical skills
• Planning and organizing
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to maintain effectiveness during changing conditions
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities:

• Provide research and administrative support to senior researchers
• Conduct in-depth literature reviews as requested
• Support study socio-behavioural scientists with study-specific tasks, including participant interviews, file management, and quality checking, and participant scheduling and follow up
• Liaise and co-ordinate with community outreach teams regarding the follow up of study participants and scheduling of interviews/focus group discussions/surveys
• Conduct, transcribe and analyze qualitative interviews and FGD’s
• Assist with protocol development and revisions by providing input as needed.
• Manage research protocol ethics submissions
• Assist with qualitative data management and analysis as needed.
• Assist lead socio-behavioural scientists with any presentations that need to be done on study data
• Assist with designing, developing, and distributing materials on the study
• Attend research meetings as required for project staff
• Assist in reporting to funders
• Assist in write-up of study results for dissemination and publication.