Job position:  Junior Researcher_Social Science Study

Description

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI reorganized by the decree of the Council of Minister’s Regulation No. 376/2016 as biomedical research, clinical trial and research capacity building under the Federal Ministry of Health. AHRI, over its 50 years in service, is well known for its hub function for skill and technology transfer and partnership embracing research agendas with direct impact in the development and transformation of population in Ethiopia and beyond.

The Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Research (MNTD) Division of AHRI has secured different grants on malaria research which have the social science work package to explore community understandings, local practices, illness and treatment experiences, and socioecological factors related to malaria in the study areas and explore the acceptability of the treatment and vector control tools in the community and health professionals. These malaria research projects will be implemented in selected sites throughout the country.

 Therefore, the MNTD Division is looking for self-driven, motivated, innovative, and energetic Junior Researcher_ Social Science researcher to perform tasks related to formative research. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work closely with the project team members. The junior researcher is expected to perform the following tasks. 

• Communicate with stakeholders around the study area including study participants to facilitate the data collection process

• Creating and maintaining good rapport with people in the communities hosting the study. 

• Identify and qualify research participants for the data collection

• Orient the local field assistants on the objective of the study and data collection instruments to come to get their full support

• Collecting qualitative data using various methods including in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, transect walks and participatory mappings. 

• Check the quality of qualitative data collected at spot and take corrective actions if there is any deviation/problem

• Transcribing interviews verbatim in the original language 

• Translating transcripts from local language to English

• Prepare and submit periodic progress reports to project coordinator (s), social science WP leader and the project PI

• Producing quality field notes and write study reports

• Submitting all forms of data to REDCap. 

• Ensure all the qualitative study questionnaires and other data collection tools are properly organized before engaging to the data collection.

• Handle all the data collection tools and questionnaires properly during and after the data collection.

• Perform any assignments given by the PI 

Job Requirements

 Required Qualifications and Experience

• BA degree or above in Sociology, Social Works, Anthropology, or other Social Science fields 

• Professional experience in qualitative data collection, transcription, and translation will be an added advantage

• Experience in qualitative data coding and analysis using different qualitative data analysis softwares is an added advantage.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills of English and Afan Oromo languages. 

Other Competencies

• Strong computer literacy (MS office: Word, Excel, Power Point and internet use)

• Excellent interpersonal communication skill

• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels

• Ability to work with others/team work, including international collaborators

Positions available: 1 (one) 

Duty station: Addis Ababa with a frequent travel to the field (study sites) and may stay for months in the field

Salary: ETB 10,386.00

Terms of employment: One year contract period with full time employment basis with possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability

How to Apply:

Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements should send the following documents through THIS LINK

• Cover letter

• Short CV not more than 3 pages

• Short summary of educational background

• Copy of academic credentials