Temporary Research Assistants at African Population and Health Research Center

The research assistants will support our data extractions and screening of articles for 20 days to fast-track our deliverable on scoping review studies.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Identification of relevant articles from databases, including Google Scholar and Pubmed
• Obtaining the articles from databases
• Extraction of relevant and pre-specified information from articles
• Data coding
• Constantly engaging with other research assistants to identify areas of concern during data extraction and resolving them with the guidance of a senior researcher

Qualifications, experience and skills:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field;
• Computer skills especially the use of Microsoft Excel and internet search for articles
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work with diverse teams
• Report writing skills
• Knowledge of, and experience in data collection and maintenance
• Some experience working in any of the following areas: a review of literature, scoping reviews, systematic reviews or narrative reviews will be an added advantage