Research assistant in global financing for adolescent health

Do you want to contribute to improving human health?

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Under the umbrella of the Health Systems and Policy research group, we are starting a new project on global adolescent health financing.

This project will contribute to the second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. It will include case studies of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) in four countries to understand the opportunities and challenges of this financing mechanism for adolescent health and wellbeing in countries. This project will look at how adolescent health and wellbeing is identified in the country GFF investment case, the financial mapping of investors including government budget allocation, assess implementation progress towards program goals, youth and other stakeholder engagement and where possible, the financial flows towards the ultimate recipients/users at community level.

Your mission

As a research assistant you will support and contribute to a) the preparation of the four case studies (including preparing ethics applications, analytical framework, interview guides and protocols for the document reviews), b) the review of documents from the four countries, c) the analysis of data from the document reviews and key-informant interviews (the interviews will be conducted by research assistants in-country), d) the drafting of four case study reports, and support e) the drafting of a peer-reviewed publications drawing lessons from across the four case studies.

You will be reporting to postdoctoral researcher Olivia Biermann who will be leading the work, in close collaboration with Dr Mariam Claeson, senior project manager. This position does not involve any travels.

The position is part-time (80%) for 12 months with start in February 2023.

Your profile

Requirements for the position are as follows:

MSc in health economics, health policy or a similar area
Very good qualitative research skills
Very good literature review skills
Very good scientific writing skills
Excellent English language skills (in speech and writing)
Excellent skills in communication, collaboration, organization and time management

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

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Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 6 January 2023.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. We also request a writing sample (e.g., a scientific article or essay you have written) and ask you to provide the contact details of two reference persons.

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