Job Title: Research Assistant, IHD
Hiring
Organization: Aga Khan University Hospital
Location
– Locality: Nairobi
Location
– Region: Kenya
Industry: Medical
Job
Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date
Posted: 08/05/2025
Job Summary
The
Research Assistant will contribute to collaborative research that transforms
people’s lives through new scientific findings by collecting quality data for
the AKILI study while adhering to the standard operating procedures and ethical
regulations. AKILI is a study on genetic characterization of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Kenyan and South African populations.
Responsibilities
- Share information, education and support related
to the AKILI study to families or guardians of potential eligible research
participants
- Participate in conducting the informed
consenting process for the AKILI study
- Participate in the screening and identification
eligible participants among children and adolescents at the hospitals,
schools or the community
- Participate in the collection of
sociodemographic and phenotypic data using research electronic data
capture software
- Participate in neurocognitive and/or psychiatric
assessments of all study participants such as KSADS and SNAP-IV
- Participate in preparing proper, accurate and
timely documentation of study-related activities.
- Participate in sensitization and/or training of
teachers, community health promoters and any other stakeholders AKILI will
engage. This will entail active involvement in preparing training
materials on ADHD and the different neurocognitive and/or psychiatric
assessments.
- Participate in ensuring data completeness and
safety by working with other team members to crosscheck data against the
AKILI’s enrolment checklist and ensuring that data has been uploaded to
server before leaving the field/site of participant enrolment as
highlighted in AKILI’s standard operating procedures and protocol.
- Ensure all participants receive their gifts,
reimbursements and snacks as outlined in the protocol; and present all
proofs of payment (payment and registration forms and receipts) for
accounting.
- Participate in accounting for field expenditure
as will be guided.
- Ensure proper use, storage and handing-over of
all filed items assigned to you to minimize the risk of damage and to
ensure their safety.
- Foster good working relationships with all
stakeholders including all participants and their parents as well as the
personnel in the different institutions we will engage – at the different
hospitals, at schools and in the community.
- Any other responsibilities assigned by the
supervisor.
Requirements
- A minimum of Diploma in Psychology, Sociology,
Nursing, Clinical medicine, Community Development or any other related
field
- Research background will be desirable
Relevant
Experience
- 2 years’ work experience in research
- Flexible – able to work extra hours when needed
- Able to work with vulnerable populations such as
those with neurological or mental health disorders
- Be computer literate with proficiency in
Microsoft Office applications
Personal
Characteristics
- Can work under minimal supervision
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a good team
player
- Good communication skills (both written and
oral)
- Attention to detail
- Keen desire to learn and share knowledge
How to Apply
