Research Associate

The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively coordinating and participating in data collection and fieldwork.
• Contribute to data entry, management and classification.
• Coding and analyzing data and related tasks.
• Carry out other forms of data collection and analysis as required by the needs of the project (both qualitative and quantitative methods).
• Coordinate, prepare for and attend meetings with community partners including facilitating community outreach activities.
• Translation and transcription from Arabic to English.
• Help in preparing progress reports for the funding agency.
• Assist with preparation of other articles, reports, and presentations as required.
• Write supporting documents to contribute to and support the work of the project team.
• Help prepare papers for journals, and presentations at national and international conferences and seminars to disseminate research findings.
• Task tracking (including utilizing Project management software).
• Execution of critical support operations and meeting scheduling.
• Other tasks as directed by the Lead Principal Investigator.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of Masters of Social Work or Psychology or a related field. A clinical background is preferred.

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 1 year work experience as a Research Assistant/Associate.
• Preferred experience as a Research Associate in a full-time grant funded position.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Fluency in English and Arabic, and the ability to conduct project activities orally and in writing in both languages (including translation and transcription).
• Experience with in-depth interviewing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Qatar and the cultural context.
• Ability to engage and work with persons across the life span.
• Experience and proficiency with specialized statistical software including SPSS and qualitive software NVIVO and working with large datasets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Proficiency in file organization related to large datasets.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to facilitate activities.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.