Research Assistant at University of Kwazulu-Natal

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The successful candidate will conceptualise and implement a sub-study aligned with the WEATHER project's objectives, which will form the basis of their Master's research. 
• Within the first six months, the candidate must enrol in a Master's degree program. 
• Key responsibilities include tracking and reporting project activities, ensuring timely collection and quality assurance of data, performing data cleaning and biostatistical analyses, and interpreting results for dissemination. 
• The candidate will actively participate in sharing findings through conferences, workshops, seminars, and publications, fostering meaningful collaborations with the WEATHER team and fellow postgraduate students. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Holders of an Honours degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or Health Informatics. 
• Have the academic achievement of >65% in Honours degree. 
• Interested in public health, biostatistics, health data science. 
• Have skills in data management, programming, data analysis and visualization, 
• Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team. 
• Have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. 
• Valid motor vehicle driver’s licence in South Africa. 
• South African citizen. 

Essential Requirements: 

• A strong foundation in mathematics, statistics or computing 
• Good skills in computer programming, with experience of at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Python/R) 
• Experience of Data Quality Management experience and use of Data Quality Management Tools. 
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively 
• Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team. 
• Experience in working within multinational collaborations.