Research Investigator

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• Work with Principal Investigator (PI) in developing research concepts, creating detailed research design and methodology to submit them to the call for funding; Work with PI in developing research protocols;
• Circulate protocol drafts internally and externally, seek feedback and revise accordingly;
• Assist PI is getting approval of research protocol from Research Review Committee (RRC) and Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of icddr,b.
• Critically asses data quality; Identify threats to data integrity, develop and implement sound plans to address these threats;
• Collect and correctly record valid data; Conduct descriptive and associative analysis, interpret data and present results to internal and external audiences.
• Create Scientific and Innovative research ideas;
• Conduct review of relevant scientific literature; Innovative thinking in presenting the research results;
• Participate in writing up of the results and publish in international, peer-reviewed journals as first -author and/or co-authors.
• Support PI to hire project staff, update budgets, track budget, arrange transport and other logistics, initiate to procure necessary items as necessary for smooth functioning of the research project;
• Train staff on data collection and sample collection procedures; Arrange field-testing and finalizing of data collection tools;
• Assign work to team members and initiate activities as per project plan; Monitor data collection and ensure data quality;
• Coach staff on how to address issues faced during field-work.
• Provide training to different cadre of workers, monitor and support health intervention activities and ensure quality assurance;
• Document project activities, maintain liaison with the government and partner organizations;
• Supervise other members of the team (as assigned by the PI) and support and guide them to perform their tasks efficiently.

• Master’s degree in Public Health/ Statistics/ Applied Statistics/Biostatistics/Epidemiology/ Development Studies/ Population Science/Gender Studies/Sociology/Anthropology with excellent academic record from a reputed University;
• 3 years of working experience in public health or digital health/e-health (preferably in adolescent health /sexual and reproductive health and rights/ maternal, newborn and child health) with strong interpersonal and excellent communication and writing skills in English.
• Candidates who have publications in international peer-reviewed journals with significant contribution will have preference.

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