Research Officer

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Research Officer will report to the Research Investigator and will be mainly responsible for visiting field sites; collecting, processing and analyzing data; writing scientific report, protocol and manuscripts within the guidelines of research protocol and also within the organization's values and guidelines

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct literature review, analyze data and draw scientific inferences.
  • Create a detailed research design and methodology to achieve the study objectives.
  • Estimate requirements for financial and non-financial resources based on research methodology.
  • Develop study protocol and circulate new protocol drafts internally and externally, seek feedback and modify accordingly.
  • Coordinate with Research Administration (RA) for approvals for research-related activities.
  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative interviews; transcript and analyze data using various software.
  • Monitor and co-ordinate the project related activities and staff.
  • Prepare presentation slides and presentation in different scientific forum.
  • Write study reports and articles for peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements:

  • Master’s degree in Public Health/Anthropology/Social Science/ Epidemiology/Development Studies from a reputed institute with excellent academic records;
  • 3 years of experience in public health with strong interpersonal and excellent communication and writing skills in English.
  • Must have evident experience of building and managing collaboration, effective networking.
  • Candidates who demonstrated exceptional research skills and/or have publications in international peer-reviewed journals with significant contributions will be given preference.
  • Must have strong critical thinking skills, ability to identify substantive problems that threaten to the research activities and creative capacity to resolve these problems. S/he should be proactive, dynamic, and capable of working independently.

Source: https://career.icddrb.org/vacancy-preview/32132