Global Health Research Assistant II — ECD & UNICEF Project

Harvard University; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Harvard University’s Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks a Research Assistant II non-lab to work with Professor Aisha Yousafzai on a UNICEF project integrating Early Childhood Development into Nutrition in Afghanistan.

The role focuses on data analysis, literature reviews, and reporting to stakeholders. The position is a one-year term, 35 hours per week, with hybrid arrangements and opportunities to develop epidemiology and global health research skills while contributing to

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience in global health research.
• Experience with statistical programming in R or STATA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review existing programs and policies pertaining to early childhood in Afghanistan.
• Contribute to the design and analysis of a national ECD survey for Afghanistan.
• Contribute to development of ECD promotion modules for frontline workers in Afghanistan.
• Support training with potential international travel subject to approvals.
• Contribute to reports and evidence briefs.
• Contribute to a regional scoping review of ECD programs and policies.
• Conduct literature reviews and policy mapping.
• Establish processes for obtaining new datasets and data providers.
• Conduct quantitative data analysis.
• Draft and review presentations for stakeholders.

Skills

R

STATA

Data analysis

Policy mapping

Education

Master's degree strongly preferred

Tools

R

STATA

Survey design

Job description

Harvard University’s Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks a Research Assistant II non-lab to work with Professor Aisha Yousafzai on a UNICEF project integrating Early Childhood Development into Nutrition in Afghanistan.

The role focuses on data analysis, literature reviews, and reporting to stakeholders. The position is a one-year term, 35 hours per week, with hybrid arrangements and opportunities to develop epidemiology and global health research skills while contributing to