Job Title: Assistant Research Officer - Social Science
Date Posted: 30/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: University of
Nairobi
Industry: Project
Management
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 13/07/2026
ADVERT
REF: AD/6/285/26
The Position:
This
is a full-time position based in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
and at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct empiric work including primary data collection (key
informant interviews, focus group discussions) with health system policy
makers, managers and front line providers
- Work together with other colleagues to finalize methodological tools
and construct the analysis
- Assist with management and analysis of data and developing written
outputs
- Participate in related training activities and study workshops or
meetings
- Performing any other related duty as assigned.
Qualifications
At
a minimum, the ARO-SS will have:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subjects in Social Sciences &
Humanities such as Anthropology or Sociology from a recognized institution
- At least two (2) years of research experience, ideally including
experience in collecting and analyzing health systems qualitative research
data through
- interviews, focus group discussions, health systems research,
stakeholder engagement
- Evidence of ability to produce and publish research.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft applications.
- Knowledge of NVivo (qualitative analysis) software will be an added
advantage.
How to Apply
Notes:
- Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies
of certificates and curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their
qualifications, experience and
- three (3) referees indicating their telephone contacts and e-mail
contacts;
- Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to
the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;
- Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and
other benefits attached to those designations;
- The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the
advertisement;
- Late applications will not be considered.
Applications should be
emailed as one file in PDF: recruit-arossmei@uonbi.ac.ke
