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Summer Research Assistant

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Job ID

8478

Job Type

On-Campus Job (work study Not required)

Employer

SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (DDFT) Biweekly

Date Posted

Jun 16, 2025

Category

Research Assistant

Job Description

I am seeking a student research assistant to work with me on an exciting project evaluating the impact of the US budget cuts on HIV service delivery to key populations in sub-Saharan Africa during the summer period 2025. The project is intended to be the first broad ranging empirical analysis of service delivery statistics from the organizations affected by the severe cuts to services. You will be joining the project at a crucial moment following competition of preparatory work when the data is being received. Your role will be to assist in the management and analysis of this data, to liaise with partners to assess the quality and confirm completeness of data, generating protocols and to assist in the analysis and report writing. This position will provide valuable experience on an impactful empirical research project for someone looking for hands on research experience in global health policy analysis.

The position open to students of all program levels and is funded for at least 25 days starting as soon as possible after July 1st. Rate is $16.75-$20.00 per hour as per Duke guidelines, Final details of days dependent on student level of enrollment and schedule. Applicants must have a working laptop.

Please apply through JobX portal or by submitting a resume and brief introduction of yourself and motivation to work on this project, by email to henry.cust@duke.ac.uk by end of the day June 24^th, 2025.

Responses and interviews will be arranged in due course.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist in liaising with partners in multiple countries to coordinate data delivery,
Arrange meetings and organize multiple data streams arriving from multiple countries and partners,
Review received data for quality and completeness,
Collate and organize data received from multiple partners adhering to research protocols,
Clean data and assist with analysis,
Write reports and other output drafts, including blog posts, social media posts and articles for peer-review.

Job Requirements

Desired skills and experience:

Interest in global health economics, ideally focused HIV, other infectious disease or global health policy, in sub-Saharan Africa, but not essential,
At least ongoing undergraduate level quantitative training, e.g. enrolled in programs in the fields of economics, public health, public policy, development studies, or another related program.
Skilled in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office tools,
Experience using Stata for basic data cleaning and analysis,
Exceptional organization skills,
Be self-motivated, adaptable and open-minded with ability to work flexibly with remote supervision,
Strong interpersonal skills required to liaise with community organizations, NGOs, and international organizations,
Fluent in English, other languages common in Southern and Eastern Africa a bonus but not a necessity (e.g. Swahili, French, Portuguese etc.).

Required Skills

Data Analysis, Research and Data Analysis

Learning Outcomes

Collaboration, Interpersonal Skills, Open Minded, Work Independently

Available Openings

Hours

16.0 to 19.5 hours per week

Hourly Rate

$16.50/hour

Time Frame

Summer 2 (July)

Contact Name

Henry Cust

Contact Email

henry.cust@duke.edu

Work Location Address

205C Rubenstein Hall Sanford School of Public Policy

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Work Location

Hybrid

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