Research Assistant (Maternal & Newborn Health) Job LSTM

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The International Public Health Department at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant based in Kenya to support ongoing implementation research in maternal and child health.

The post holder will work closely with members of the research unit to support the design and delivery of implementation research studies. Responsibilities will include assisting with the development of study protocols, preparing ethics applications, designing data collection tools, and supporting data collection and analysis. The Research Assistant will also contribute to the preparation and dissemination of research outputs, including academic publications, conference abstracts, blogs, presentations, and posters.

A key component of the role will involve supporting implementation research on AI-assisted ultrasound under a Gates Foundation-funded project in Tanzania. This research aims to examine how AI-assisted ultrasound technologies can be integrated into existing antenatal care (ANC) workflows. The study will explore the impact of these tools on antenatal care practices, including early ANC booking and the first obstetric ultrasound scan at 24 weeks (OBSUSS).

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative research at the intersection of maternal health, digital health technologies, and health systems strengthening in East Africa.

Key Responsibilities:

Contribute to developing study protocols

• Contribute to the drafting of study protocols.
• Assist in the development of data collection tools.
• Support the piloting and updating of data collection tools.
• Support training of data collectors and support data collection.
• Contribute to the management of study data

Prepare ethics applications

• Complete standard ethics submission paperwork for LSTM and in-country ethics.
• Coordinate the completion of mandatory training required for ethics application by research team members.
• Track ethics submission and respond in a timely manner to queries from the REC.
• Complete annual REC reports/reporting requirements,
• Systematically file all study documentation-consent forms, ethics documents etc.

Analyse qualitative and quantitative data

• Analyse qualitative data using appropriate software.
• Analyse quantitative data using SPSS, R or STATA.
• Analyse secondary data.

Draft, submit and disseminate research outputs

• Draft research outputs such as conference abstracts, posters, presentations, publications and blogs.
• Coordinating inputs into publications.
• Submit research outputs.
• Actively contribute to submissions for grant funding.
• Actively contribute to partner capacity development.
• Identify opportunities for research output dissemination, nationally, regionally and internationally.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field (global health, public health, midwifery, medicine)
• Postgraduate professional qualification, such as the Diploma of Tropical Medicine, or certificate in maternal and child health
• Knowledge and interest in MNH in LMICs
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Experience in reporting and open access publications for donors such as Gates foundation and Global Fund
• Experience in biomedical/ social science research in LMICs
• Fluent in English language and Swahili

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