e study are met. This position requires a one-year commitment.

Vacancy title:
Qualitative Research Assistant

Jobs at:
UC San Francisco

Deadline of this Job:
21st December 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 13th December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and it is dedicated entirely to health sciences. It is a major center of medical and biological research and teaching and it is ranked as one of the top universities in the biomedical field in the country and around the world.[9][10][11][12]

UCSF was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864, and in 1873 it became affiliated with the University of California. The UCSF School of Medicine is the oldest medical school in the Western United States. Originally affiliated with the Berkeley campus, UCSF has gradually gained independence since the 1950s when the University of California started its restructuring and became separated from Berkeley.[13][14][15][16][17] As of October 2018, nine Nobel laureates have been affiliated with UCSF as faculty members or researchers

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Manage the implementation of the Healthy Mothers qualitative research study in line with Kenyan and US/UCSF regulations and standards.
  
•  Coordinate and conduct qualitative research study activities including the recruitment, screening, in-depth interviews, data collection for qualitative research study participants according to the study protocol and standard operating procedures
  
• Participating in the data coding, analysis, and generation of analytical memos from qualitative data collected
  
•  Adhere to the principles of ethical research according to human subject’s review protocols
  
•  Provide weekly reports on the qualitative study progress and regularly communicate with the Study Investigators at UCSF
  
•  Ensue the timely and correct petty cash and other financial handling of the project, along with GPK financial/administrative support
  
•  Support in the development, submission, and tracking of IRB renewals, modifications, and other study needs, as per instructions/needs of study leads and investigators
  
•  Prepare detailed progress report and participate in weekly meetings of the study team
  
•  Arrange logistical and administrative details related to the project PI’s site visits and in-country meetings
  

Key Requirements:
Education

•  Preferred: Master of Science or Advanced Degree in the Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Agriculture, Nutrition, Psychology, Public Health or other relevant field.
  
•  Required: Bachelors or Arts or Sciences in a relevant field (Social Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Agriculture, Nutrition, Psychology, or Public Health)
  Prior Work Experience:
  
•  Experience conducting qualitative interviews and project assistance (2-3 years of experience strongly preferred)
  
• Experience working with study teams and collaborating with PIs and study team members (academic research strongly preferred)
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  
•  Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to maintain frequent contact using cell phone, email, and internet-based phone (i.e. Skype).
  
•  Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in English, Kiswahili, and Dholuo.
  
•  Ability to translate Dholuo and Kiswahili into written English proficiently
  
•  Interest in working in maternal and child within antenatal clinics around Kisumu.
  
•  Ability to multi-task, problem solve, and work with others to resolve challenges.
  
•  Ability to follow-up on tasks and follow through on deadlines are critical skills in this position.
  
•  Open-minded and willing to learn new skills and approaches to research
  
•  Competent with computer software applications including Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  
•  Some experience with qualitative data management software (Dedoose is preferable), and web-based applications (Skype) would be preferred but is not required.