Youth Researchers (4)
Uganda * Full-time
The MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Project Overview: Disability Inclusive Youth (DIY) Research Program
The DRG has received funding from the Wellcome Trust to conduct a project titled ‘Disability Inclusive Youth (DIY) research: an innovative and co-creative programme to improve inclusion of children and youth in health research in East Africa.’ This is implemented together with the University of Nairobi and the University of Rwanda, and the Ugandan, Kenyan and Rwandan National Councils for Persons with Disabilities.
The DIY program aims to explore barriers and facilitators to the inclusion of children and youth with disabilities in health research, co-create solutions to make health research in East Africa disability disability-inclusive, and create a disability knowledge and research centre to inform and support inclusive health research in the region.
Category: Research
Total Positions:
Location: Uganda
Full-time
Salary: not mentioned
Posted 1 year ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• The youth researchers will:
• Receive training in research methods.
• Participate in fieldwork activities, including seeking informed consent, collecting qualitative data, co-facilitating participatory action workshops, and engaging in youth-led knowledge sharing over a period of 3 years with renumeration.
• We aim to select 4 youth with disabilities, representative of different impairment groups, gender, age, and social-economic background. Reasonable accommodations will be provided.
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Young people aged between 18 and 34 years old who have a disability.
• Candidates should possess at least a Bachelor’s degree.
• They should be available for a period of 3 years.
• They should have the ability to speak and write in English and speak at least two local languages or sign language.
• They should have the right to work in Uganda.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their applications online:
Deadline for Application: 15th May 2025, 5:00 pm
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Deadline: Expired
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