Research Assistant at Helen Keller International

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop, programme, test and maintain electronic questionnaires using ODK or similar platforms.
• Manage, clean, validate and secure research datasets.
• Conduct data-quality checks and resolve discrepancies.
• Use Stata or R to perform statistical and descriptive analyses.
• Prepare reports, tables and charts.
• Support field surveys, interviewer training, pilot testing and field monitoring.
• Provide technical assistance and troubleshoot digital data-collection tools.
• Maintain accurate research documentation and protect participant confidentiality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Statistics, Biostatistics,  Data Science, Epidemiology, Public Health, Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field.
• Practical experience in research  data management, data cleaning, validation, quality assurance and analysis.
• Strong skills in Stata or R and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience programming electronic data-collection tools such as ODK.
• Experience supporting field surveys or research studies.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Legal authorisation to work in Nigeria.
• Willingness to reside in Katsina State during data collection and travel to study locations as required.

Additional Advantages

• Experience in nutrition research and dietary assessment.
• Experience with biomarkers or biospecimen data.
• GIS or geospatial analysis skills.
• Proficiency in Hausa.