Research Assistant - Indoor & Outdoor Thermal Simulations

CeSHHAR Zimbabwe is an organisation that specialises in population health research and programming, including on sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. CeSHHAR has an extensive national, regional, and international academic and community partnership network. CeSHHAR has a diverse range of funders which include the Wellcome Trust, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, United States NIH, UK Medical Research Council, Templeton World Charity Foundation, USAID, Global Fund for AIDS TB and Malaria, UNICEF and UNFPA. We partner very closely with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK), Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care and international and regional centres of research excellence to evaluate national programmes and determine the impact, uptake, and cost effectiveness of novel reproductive health interventions.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT – INDOOR AND OUTDOOR THERMAL SIMULATIONS (x1)

Duty Station: Mt Darwin, Zimbabwe

Contract Type: Fixed term. Renewable

JOB ROLE

The Research Assistant will implement research on the impact of Climate change on Health (HIGH Horizon & HAPI) that seek to assess the impacts of heat on maternal and child health and health workers. These projects aim to design individual/household/community and health facility-level interventions that protect these vulnerable groups from elevated heat.

Key responsibilities include: –

• Implementing all study procedures according to the study protocol and SOPs
• Data abstraction
• Monitoring thermal measurements
• Survey administration
• Data handling, transcription, and translation
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records on agreed deliverables.
• Attending scheduled project meetings.
• Any other duties assigned by the project PI.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

At least a minimum of a Social Science Honours Degree.  A post graduate qualification will be an added advantage. A minimum of 2 years’ research experience. Experience in a clinical setting is highly desirable.  Knowledge of ethnography method is a must. Strongly writing skills. Ability to work with people from different backgrounds. Computer literacy and skills. Good communication skills. A GCP certificate and research ethics training is desirable.