Research assistant in global adolescent health financing

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

The Department of Global Public Health is an interdisciplinary institution that aims to advance knowledge on how to improve population health at local, national and global level. Research at the department aims to identify the determinants of health, develop and evaluate individual and structural interventions, and provide evidence for guidelines and policy documents. Many of the department's researchers are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision-makers at regional, national and international level. The department has 10 research groups, about 100 research students and about 140 employees.

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 up to 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.

This is a temporary position, and the extent of the employment will vary between 40-80% based on the need for the project. The employment will be up to 6 months.

Your mission

As a research assistant you will support and contribute to:

The preparation of the three case studies (with partners in-country),
The review of documents from the three countries,
The analysis of data from the document reviews and key-informant interviews (the interviews will be conducted by research assistants in-country),
The drafting of three case study reports, and support
The drafting of a peer-reviewed publications drawing lessons from across the 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 involves travels to low- and middle-income countries.

Your profile

MSc in health economics, health policy or a similar area.
Very good qualitative research skills.
Very good scientific writing skills.
Excellent English language skills (in speech and writing).
Excellent skills in communication and collaboration with teams in different countries.
Excellent skill in organization and time management.
Experience working in low- and middle-income countries.

Language skills in Portuguese or French are meritorious.

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 14th of September.

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 (for example a scientific article or essay you have written) and ask you to provide the contact details of two reference persons.

This is a temporary position and the extent of the employment will vary between 40-80% based on the need for the project. The employment will be up to 6 months with start in October 2023. Candidates should have a legal status that allows for work in Sweden.

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