Research Intern at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Description

Position Title: Research Intern

Reports to: Project PI

Group/Department: School of Medicine, University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

Location: Kigali, with regular trips to the country's data collection and research sites such as Butaro and other study locations.   

Position Overview

The research intern will work on a project funded by Catholic Relief Services, Rwanda and titled "Effects of maternal nutrition during pregnancy on perinatal and child nutritional outcomes in Rwanda: a birth cohort study". In 7 Rwandan areas, second-trimester pregnant women are being sought for the study right now. The ideal applicant for this role is highly motivated by themselves, enthusiastic about research, meticulous, and organized. He or she will collaborate with our study partners in Germany, the UGHE, and a health center in Rwanda. 
Important Responsibilities

• Conduct a scoping review of African studies on breast milk, birth cohorts, and children's health.
• Encourage and participate in the creation of the data extraction template for the scoping review.
• Completing quantitative data collecting activities, such as data entry and data quality control, at designated data collection sites and as instructed by the project PIs.
• Support the ongoing birth cohort study activities, such as recruiting pregnant women in their second trimester and conducting any follow-up research that was not originally planned for.
• Work closely with the PIs and the study coordinator to ensure that teams can fulfill their contractual obligations, to spot any gaps and come up with solutions, and to offer teams ongoing support.
• Reports and other project deliverables are written
• Preparing as necessary PowerPoint slides, reports, and poster presentations.
• Any additional duties that the supervisor designates

Qualifications

• MBBS/MD, BSc in a health-related subject, MSc in Global or Public Health, or other MSc-level health-related programs
• Practical experience and knowledge of literature reviews, including scoping reviews.
• Experience in both qualitative and quantitative research that has been proven, for at least one year
• Training in research techniques, data collection, and analysis that can be demonstrated
• Familiarity with data gathering, data quality assurance, and either qualitative or quantitative data
• Having a strong command of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive
• The capacity to operate under duress, fulfill deadlines, and prioritize conflicting tasks
• Track record of meeting research deadlines and working both alone and collaboratively as part of a research team.
• Evidence of good interpersonal abilities, particularly the capacity for efficient verbal and written communication.
• You must possess the utmost oral and writing abilities in both English and Kinyarwanda.  

To Apply  
The following materials are required of applicants: 

• Resume, 
• Cover letter, 
• Names and contact information of three professional references who can vouch for the applicants' work history, and 
• Copies of all degrees attained. 

Please submit a single PDF file with your cover letter and copies of your degrees under "Additional Files" on the application page. 

Organization profile

The objective of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is to fundamentally alter the way healthcare is provided globally. The next generation of global health professionals—doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health and policy experts—are being developed at the new university UGHE in Rwanda. They are becoming leaders and change agents who work to provide more equitable, high-quality healthcare for all. The Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) program was offered by the university when it opened in Rwanda in September 2015.

Students are given the tools to both alleviate suffering at the bedside and promote transformational, systemic changes to the healthcare system through an educational experience that is specifically founded in the values of equity. 
UGHE is a program of Partners In Health (PIH), a well-known non-profit organization whose goal is to give the underprivileged access to healthcare.
PIH has created a plan to provide top-notch healthcare to some of the world's most disenfranchised people over the course of over three decades of functioning alongside public sectors in several nations. Nowhere has this influence been more noticeable than in Rwanda, where PIH's sister organization Inshuti Mu Buzima and our government partners have been at the forefront of innovation for the past ten years.  The UGHE team is looking for new members who share these values. All qualified applicants will be given consideration for employment by Partners In Health, an equal opportunity employer, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.  

Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:  

At UGHE, we are dedicated to preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and other forms of systemic abuse while minimizing risk and vulnerabilities. This includes the community members who benefit from our work as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus. Pre-employment investigations of various kinds shall be conducted in accordance with UGHE policy.
The UGHE will ask candidates' former employers for details regarding any discoveries of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment, and any other type of systemic abuse or occurrences that were being investigated at the time the applicant left work.  The job seeker confirms their comprehension of our hiring practices by submitting an application.