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Research Scientist - Kakamega County
2025-11-11T10:48:57+00:00
Kenya Medical Research Institute ( KEMRI )
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FULL_TIME
 
Kakamega County
Kakamega
00100
Kenya
Healthcare
Science & Engineering,Research
KES
 
MONTH
2025-11-18T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
8

Job Tite/Designation
Research Scientist - Kakamega County

Key Responsibilities:

  • Make appointments with study participants, administer informed consent and conduct research interviews
  • Transcribe and translate (if necessary) audio files and submit typed transcripts including interview summary notes to the Social Scientist in a timely manner
  • Review transcripts for any spelling, grammar or formatting errors, as well as other inconsistencies
  • Debrief with social science team on a regular basis
  • Adhere to confidentiality guidelines and respect sensitive information
  • Ensure that data quality assurance procedures are strictly adhered to
  • Participate in planning meetings and scheduled conference calls with Social Scientist and study partners
  • Perform any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time
  • Make appointments with study participants, administer informed consent and conduct research interviews
  • Transcribe and translate (if necessary) audio files and submit typed transcripts including interview summary notes to the Social Scientist in a timely manner
  • Review transcripts for any spelling, grammar or formatting errors, as well as other inconsistencies
  • Debrief with social science team on a regular basis
  • Adhere to confidentiality guidelines and respect sensitive information
  • Ensure that data quality assurance procedures are strictly adhered to
  • Participate in planning meetings and scheduled conference calls with Social Scientist and study partners
  • Perform any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time
Creating accurate written versions of audio recordings Mandatory Good typing speed and attention to detail Mandatory Excellent listening and reading skills Mandatory Strong translation skills
1 Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences (preferably Anthropology or Sociology) from a recognized university Mandatory 2 Strong written and oral communication skills Mandatory 3 Proficiency with Microsoft Office Mandatory 4 Willingness to reside in field study sites
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Research Scientist - Kakamega County

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Science & Engineering,Research]

Jobs at:
Kenya Medical Research Institute ( KEMRI )

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, November 18 2025

Duty Station:
Kakamega County | Kakamega | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Tite/Designation
Research Scientist - Kakamega County

Key Responsibilities:

  • Make appointments with study participants, administer informed consent and conduct research interviews
  • Transcribe and translate (if necessary) audio files and submit typed transcripts including interview summary notes to the Social Scientist in a timely manner
  • Review transcripts for any spelling, grammar or formatting errors, as well as other inconsistencies
  • Debrief with social science team on a regular basis
  • Adhere to confidentiality guidelines and respect sensitive information
  • Ensure that data quality assurance procedures are strictly adhered to
  • Participate in planning meetings and scheduled conference calls with Social Scientist and study partners
  • Perform any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Data, Monitoring, and Research jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, November 18 2025
Duty Station: Kakamega County | Kakamega | Kenya
Posted: 11-11-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-11-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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