{"id":106641,"date":"2026-08-10T06:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/senior-research-scientist-social-scientist-busia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:49:18","slug":"senior-research-scientist-social-scientist-busia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/busia\/senior-research-scientist-social-scientist-busia\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Research Scientist (Social Scientist) &#8211; Busia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Research Scientist (Social Scientist) - Busia\", \"description\": \"Key Responsibilities:\\nDesign and implement qualitative and mixed-methods research activities in accordance with the study protocol.\\nDevelop social and behavioural research tools, including interview guides, questionnaires, focus group discussion guides, and observation checklists.\\nConduct qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, and community consultations with study participants and stakeholders.\\nLead social and behavioural assessments to identify barriers and facilitators to vaccine acceptance, trial participation, and participant retention.\\nMonitor participant experiences and identify social, cultural, ethical, and behavioural issues that may affect study implementation.\\nEnsure ethical conduct of social science research, including obtaining informed consent and maintaining participant confidentiality.\\nCollect, manage, analyse, and interpret qualitative and mixed-methods data using appropriate analytical software.\\nPrepare technical reports, policy briefs, scientific manuscripts, and presentations based on study findings.\\nContribute to dissemination of study findings through stakeholder meetings, scientific conferences, and peer-reviewed publications.\\nMentor junior research staff and field teams involved in qualitative and community engagement activities.\\nVacancy Requirements:\\nMaster\u2019s degree in social sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Community Development, Public Health, or a related field from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nBachelor\u2019s degree in social sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Community Development, Public Health, or a related field from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nCertification in Good Clinical Practice GCP and Human Subjects Protection HSP is highly desirable\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable\\nDemonstrated experience conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nExperience in vaccine research, infectious diseases, HIV programs, or neglected tropical diseases will be an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage\\nExperience in community engagement, participant recruitment, and stakeholder management\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nProficiency in computer application; and qualitative data analysis procedures\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nProficiency with qualitative data analysis software\u2019s such as NVIVO\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nGood Organization Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable\\nCommunication Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable\\nInterpersonal Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable\\nA Team player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-06\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Busia\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-26T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"CONTRACTOR\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Busia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-26<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:<br \/>Design and implement qualitative and mixed-methods research activities in accordance with the study protocol.<br \/>Develop social and behavioural research tools, including interview guides, questionnaires, focus group discussion guides, and observation checklists.<br \/>Conduct qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, and community consultations with study participants and stakeholders.<br \/>Lead social and behavioural assessments to identify barriers and facilitators to vaccine acceptance, trial participation, and participant retention.<br \/>Monitor participant experiences and identify social, cultural, ethical, and behavioural issues that may affect study implementation.<br \/>Ensure ethical conduct of social science research, including obtaining informed consent and maintaining participant confidentiality.<br \/>Collect, manage, analyse, and interpret qualitative and mixed-methods data using appropriate analytical software.<br \/>Prepare technical reports, policy briefs, scientific manuscripts, and presentations based on study findings.<br \/>Contribute to dissemination of study findings through stakeholder meetings, scientific conferences, and peer-reviewed publications.<br \/>Mentor junior research staff and field teams involved in qualitative and community engagement activities.<br \/>Vacancy Requirements:<br \/>Master\u2019s degree in social sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Community Development, Public Health, or a related field from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s degree in social sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Community Development, Public Health, or a related field from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Certification in Good Clinical Practice GCP and Human Subjects Protection HSP is highly desirable\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable<br \/>Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Experience in vaccine research, infectious diseases, HIV programs, or neglected tropical diseases will be an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage<br \/>Experience in community engagement, participant recruitment, and stakeholder management\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Proficiency in computer application; and qualitative data analysis procedures\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Proficiency with qualitative data analysis software\u2019s such as NVIVO\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Good Organization Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable<br \/>Communication Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable<br \/>Interpersonal Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable<br \/>A Team player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Desirable<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI on erecruitment.kemri.go.ke to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1299523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-26 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI Location: Busia Job Type: Contract Apply Before: 2026-08-26 Job Description Key Responsibilities:Design and implement qualitative and mixed-methods research activities in accordance with the study protocol.Develop social and behavioural research tools, including interview guides, questionnaires, focus group discussion guides, and observation checklists.Conduct qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, and community consultations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1794,1408],"tags":[1443,1413,1637,1412],"class_list":["post-106641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-busia","category-jobs","tag-contract","tag-job-listing","tag-kenya-medical-research-kemri","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}