Category: Academic | Department: Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health | Closing Date: 12 May 2016 | We are seeking a full-time Research Assistant to be responsible for effective coordination and management of a four-year, three arm, cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact and cost-effectiveness of two variants of an innovative intervention to improve agricultural and nutrition outcomes. The role is primarily based in Bhubaneshwar in India and will also entail close collaboration with the nutrition-agriculture programme-implementing partners and members of the research trial team at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College London and Development Corner (DCOR) in Bhubaneshwar. The post holder will be based in Keonjhar, Odisha, where the trial is being conducted in collaboration with four non-governmental, not-for-profit organisations as the programme implementing partners: Digital Green Foundation, VARRAT and Ekjut in Odisha, and JSI Research and Training Institute (JST RTI), through its SPRING program based in Virginia, USA. The post involves significant travel to Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree in public health, nutrition, epidemiology, community health, rural development or a related field; experience of the design and testing of field questionnaires in low or middle-income settings and of data collection and quality assurance; a track record of successful project management and; excellent communication skills that will enable them to work confidently with the research trial team as well as the other partner organisations. The post is available immediately, and is funded up to 14 November 2019, and will be made on the LSHTM’s academic pathway Grade 5 (£32,647 – £36,264 per annum inclusive). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time. In addition to this there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the USS Pension Scheme is available. The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable. Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date. Applications should be made on-line via our website jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. Applications should include the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
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