Field Research Manager

Position Description:

The Field Research Manager will report to the Assistant Scientist, under the Nutrition Research Division. The position holder will be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing research with the objective of conducting high-quality research within the guidelines of the research protocol and organizational values.

S/he will be involved in –

• Assist the Principal Investigator in developing research protocol and data collection tools;
• Create a detailed project plan covering milestones, deliverables etc. for local-level implementation;
• Seek approval from Finance, RRC, ERC, AEEC on protocol;
• Coordinate with internal teams to get resources to ensure execution of the project;
• Develop training manuals and materials;
• Supervise and monitor project implementation;
• Monitor activities and quality control regarding the implementation of planned activities;
• Coordinate with the local authorities for various aspects of the project;
• Provide training to the field team as required;
• Provide guidance for qualitative data collection and review collected data;
• Report progress (in both qualitative and quantitative forms) to the principal investigator as required;
• Secure financial and non-financial resources;
• Work jointly with PI and other team members to develop manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals;
• Conduct peer reviews of manuscripts of other researchers in order to support scientific manuscript creation while developing one’s own scientific writing abilities.

Required qualification and experience:

• Masters in Anthropology with good academic records;
• Must have publication history (co-author/first-author);
• Minimum 5 years of experience in mixed method research;
• Experience in conducting community-based study in rural Bangladesh will be preferred;
• Must be willing to travel extensively to different villages of study area (Outside of Dhaka)

Source: https://career.icddrb.org/vacancy-preview/11862