Social Scientist – YABA GUY CHE Study
2025-07-25T14:22:48+00:00
Zambart
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Zambia
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Healthcare
Admin & Office
2025-08-16T17:00:00+00:00
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The Social Scientist will work closely with the implementation coordinator and principal investigator. This position is ideal for an early to mid-career researcher who is committed to social science, HIV/NCD service integration and men’s access to health services. They should also demonstrate ambition for academic progression and to enrol for a PhD.
Job Purpose:
The job holder will manage and oversee the social science activities, co-ordinate qualitative and research across WP3 and WP4 and liaise with other WP when and if necessary. The Social Scientist will support the Zambian Principal Investigator (PI) and the co-leads of WP3 and WP4 and will be expected to participate in wider study team tasks. There will be the opportunity within this position to develop a PhD as part of WP3 Digital Health system. Time and budget will be protected for PhD endeavours and deliverables.
Roles and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Provide oversight for qualitative data collection activities linked to WP3 and WP4
- Actively engage with relevant Zambian stakeholders at all levels (community, district, provincial, national) and with people living with HIV
- Working with regulatory office at Zambart to manage ethics and institutional review board (IRB) submissions.
- Working with the PI, manage quality-assurance activities for data collection, including scheduling and documenting senior review, quality control of data, and editing
- Supervise and line manage the qualitative research team
- Support project budget and administration management
- Provide written progress reports of project activities to the Principal Investigator
- Maintain project oversight, ensuring all regulatory standards are adhered to and run in accordance with established guidelines
- Support and Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Support the project funder reporting and review processes
- Play a lead role in analysis and publications linked to the project deliverables
- Represent the project at national and global events
- Develop a PhD study protocol linked to WP3 and focused on social science
- Submit the research protocol to in-country and other relevant ethics committees
- Ethically conduct PhD specific activities, including recruitment, data collection, data management and data analysis
- Be flexible to undertake any other tasks required
- Qualifications and experience
Essential requirements
- Master’s level degree in social sciences from a reputable University
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in HIV/SRH research
- Evidence of writing skills such as by scientific publications
- Computer literate including experience with qualitative data management software(s)
- Fluency in English; Nyanja and Bemba
Provide oversight for qualitative data collection activities linked to WP3 and WP4 Actively engage with relevant Zambian stakeholders at all levels (community, district, provincial, national) and with people living with HIV Working with regulatory office at Zambart to manage ethics and institutional review board (IRB) submissions. Working with the PI, manage quality-assurance activities for data collection, including scheduling and documenting senior review, quality control of data, and editing Supervise and line manage the qualitative research team Support project budget and administration management Provide written progress reports of project activities to the Principal Investigator Maintain project oversight, ensuring all regulatory standards are adhered to and run in accordance with established guidelines Support and Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Support the project funder reporting and review processes Play a lead role in analysis and publications linked to the project deliverables Represent the project at national and global events Develop a PhD study protocol linked to WP3 and focused on social science Submit the research protocol to in-country and other relevant ethics committees Ethically conduct PhD specific activities, including recruitment, data collection, data management and data analysis Be flexible to undertake any other tasks required
Master’s level degree in social sciences from a reputable University Minimum of 2 years’ experience in HIV/SRH research Evidence of writing skills such as by scientific publications Computer literate including experience with qualitative data management software(s) Fluency in English; Nyanja and Bemba
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Vacancy title:
Social Scientist – YABA GUY CHE Study
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Zambart
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, August 16 2025
Duty Station:
Zambia | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Social Scientist will work closely with the implementation coordinator and principal investigator. This position is ideal for an early to mid-career researcher who is committed to social science, HIV/NCD service integration and men’s access to health services. They should also demonstrate ambition for academic progression and to enrol for a PhD.
Job Purpose:
The job holder will manage and oversee the social science activities, co-ordinate qualitative and research across WP3 and WP4 and liaise with other WP when and if necessary. The Social Scientist will support the Zambian Principal Investigator (PI) and the co-leads of WP3 and WP4 and will be expected to participate in wider study team tasks. There will be the opportunity within this position to develop a PhD as part of WP3 Digital Health system. Time and budget will be protected for PhD endeavours and deliverables.
Roles and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Provide oversight for qualitative data collection activities linked to WP3 and WP4
- Actively engage with relevant Zambian stakeholders at all levels (community, district, provincial, national) and with people living with HIV
- Working with regulatory office at Zambart to manage ethics and institutional review board (IRB) submissions.
- Working with the PI, manage quality-assurance activities for data collection, including scheduling and documenting senior review, quality control of data, and editing
- Supervise and line manage the qualitative research team
- Support project budget and administration management
- Provide written progress reports of project activities to the Principal Investigator
- Maintain project oversight, ensuring all regulatory standards are adhered to and run in accordance with established guidelines
- Support and Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Support the project funder reporting and review processes
- Play a lead role in analysis and publications linked to the project deliverables
- Represent the project at national and global events
- Develop a PhD study protocol linked to WP3 and focused on social science
- Submit the research protocol to in-country and other relevant ethics committees
- Ethically conduct PhD specific activities, including recruitment, data collection, data management and data analysis
- Be flexible to undertake any other tasks required
- Qualifications and experience
Essential requirements
- Master’s level degree in social sciences from a reputable University
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in HIV/SRH research
- Evidence of writing skills such as by scientific publications
- Computer literate including experience with qualitative data management software(s)
- Fluency in English; Nyanja and Bemba
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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