Job Title: Research Assistant
Location: Katsina
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, programme, test and maintain electronic questionnaires using ODK or similar platforms.
- Manage, clean, validate and secure research datasets.
- Conduct data-quality checks and resolve discrepancies.
- Use Stata or R to perform statistical and descriptive analyses.
- Prepare reports, tables and charts.
- Support field surveys, interviewer training, pilot testing and field monitoring.
- Provide technical assistance and troubleshoot digital data-collection tools.
- Maintain accurate research documentation and protect participant confidentiality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, Epidemiology, Public Health, Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field.
- Practical experience in research data management, data cleaning, validation, quality assurance and analysis.
- Strong skills in Stata or R and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience programming electronic data-collection tools such as ODK.
- Experience supporting field surveys or research studies.
- Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Legal authorisation to work in Nigeria.
- Willingness to reside in Katsina State during data collection and travel to study locations as required.
Additional Advantages:
- Experience in nutrition research and dietary assessment.
- Experience with biomarkers or biospecimen data.
- GIS or geospatial analysis skills.
- Proficiency in Hausa.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a Cover Letter and Resume to: Nigeria-Procurement@hki.orgusing the Job Title as the subject of the email.