The Population Council is an international, non-profit, non-governmental
institution that seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive
health of current and future generations around the world and help
achieve a humane, equitable and sustainable balance between people and
resources.
Population Council Nigeria is seeking a highly motivated, young graduate who is
interested in a career conducting social science- and/or public
health-related research to join the Evidence to End FGM/C project team
for a year-long research internship.
Job Title: Research Intern
During the internship period, the
young researcher will be expected to support the Nigerian Principal
Investigator (PI)/Program Manager of the project to carry out all
research related activities including providing logistics and
administrative support.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. The Research Intern will assist in the following:
a. In consultation with PM, research and summarize literature on FGM/C
b. the day to day running of the project activities
c. the development of project timeline with deliverables integrated with internship responsibilities and activities
d. the development of data collection instruments
e. the process of hiring data collectors
f. the training activities
g. conducting data collection, and work closely with the analysis
team to conduct substantive and methodological analyses of data
h. the preparation of the Quarterly Programme Report
i. Other programmatic and technical responsibilities, as assigned
2. Work with and be mentored by an experienced researcher
3. The Research Intern will gain task management skills that are important in any research project career
REQUIREMENTS:
Eligible applicants should:
• Have obtained a minimum of a university degree or degree equivalent
• Have completed NYSC service
• Should have strong organizational skills in social science, public
health or policy research skills (e.g., literature reviews, systematic
reviews)
• Experience developing tools, collecting and analyzing data
• Prior experience working on public health/social science research related activities preferred
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite ( Excel, Power point, Word)
• Be flexible and keen to learn new skills
• Strong attention to details
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be committed to working full time from August 2016 - July 2017
• Demonstrate creativity and ability to use initiative
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral English communication skills.
• Fluency in either Hausa, Igbo, or Yoruba preferred
• Ability to work in a team, take instruction, share experiences, and cooperate with authority of the Principal Investigator
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should please submit the following documents:
1. Current CV
2. Brief essay (500 words maximum) on how this internship program will support your professional goals over the next three years
3. Two letters of recommendation
Click Here to Apply
Application deadline: Tuesday, July 5, 2016.
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