Computer Science Research Assistant at University of Nairobi

Position Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of studies, implementation and reporting of epidemiological data
• Extract, organize, store and catalogue large health datasets from multiple sources
• Conduct data wrangling processes on large and complex health and health-related datasets
• Develop dashboards to visualize trends in health data
• Assist in the design, implementation, and testing of systems related to CEMA’s research, such as machine learning models, software applications, or computational simulations
• Set up and running controlled experiments, simulations, or tests to validate hypotheses or evaluate algorithms
• Work with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) to store, process, and analyze these large datasets in scalable ways
• Build and manage data warehouses that consolidate data from multiple research studies or health systems
• Set up and maintan research environments such as databases, virtual machines and cloud services
• Mentor undergraduate students and recent graduates taking internships at CEMA

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Information Technology
• Demonstrated experience developing high quality dashboards in R (provide links to deployed apps)
• Demonstrated experience developing data warehouses
• Demonstrated experience working with health and health related data (provide links to GitHub accounts showing completed projects)
• Experience working within academic settings and linked to addressing policy-relevant analytical questions
• Excellent computer skills and familiarity with R statistical software
• Excellent communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills