Qualitative Researcher at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

Vacancy No.  FN-011-04-2020
 
Reports to: Study Coordinator  
Duration: 3 Months Renewable Contract as per KEMRI Scheme of Service. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate qualitative research activities including logistics, work plan development and implementation, recruitment, transcription, storage of field notes and data.
• Conduct qualitative research including consent process and data collection of individual interviews, design workshop and Focus Groups Discussions (FGDs).
• Train, mentor, and supervise research assistant, ensuring for quality assurance of consent process and data collected including the completeness of data, recordings, and field notes.
• Conduct qualitative data analysis including thematic coding of data through the use of qualitative software such as Atlas.ti, Nvivo, and/or Dedoose.
• Managing the qualitative budget, track expenses and invoices
• Participate in ADAPT study meetings (in-person, Skype, conference calls); including flexibility for off hours to due time differences between U.S. and Kenya. g) Write up reports, findings, and work with investigators on the dissemination of results to stakeholders. 
• Help facilitate the human centered design (HCD)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, anthropology, population studies or related field. A master’s degree in the same field will be an added advantage.
• At least two years of prior qualitative experience: facilitating FGDs and conducting interviews and design workshops, coding, and analysis. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications with proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; and web-based applications including Skype.  
• Experience with qualitative analysis software, for example Atlas.ti, Nvivo, and/or Dedoose.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Additional desirable qualities

• High qualities of public relations and able to work with little or no supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively and timely both verbally and in writing with staff in all cadres.