USIU – Research Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the design of research/survey instruments, coordination, data control, data collection and storage of instruments.
• Provide technical guidance and support for students and faculty research efforts and capacity building,
• Coordinate with respective university research units to provide support for conferences, trainings and workshops and publication efforts
• Maintain data records and reports related to faculty research efforts.
• Develop data analysis plans and perform data analysis as needed.
• Deliver and champion capacity building and learning strategies and skills
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for data collection and reporting processes to ensure data integrity.
• Work closely with the grant writer to develop research proposals and institutional research to enhance the faculty research profile database.
• Performance of any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience

• Master’s degree in Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or any other relevant Social Science with bias in quantitative and qualitative analysis, from an accredited university;
• At least Three (3) years of progressive experience in Research and Capacity Building in a reputable organization.
• Strong knowledge of research evaluation methodology , data quality assurance , analysis and reporting
• Good computer literacy and knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA, SPSS, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word
• Experience conducting field research preferably in educational settings, and managing a research team
• Strong written, verbal, organizational and Interpersonal skills,

Personal Attributes, Skills & Competencies

• Qualitative and Quantitative research skills.
• Ability to manage large and complex databases
• Ability to teach complex statistical concepts to non-statisticians
• Good communication, presentation and report writing skills
• Ability to keep up with new technology
• Confidentiality and integrity;
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills;
• Self motivated;
• Attention to detail;
• Adaptability and reliability