Reach Alliance Student Researcher Opportunity

Job Description

Expected Deliverables: 

• Team Charter and coaching meeting outputs
• Collaborator Terms of Reference with research partner
• Literature Review
• Research Ethics Application to your university’s research ethics board
• Interview Guide/ research collection methodology
• Travel logistics requirements for primary research in the field
• Conduct in-person primary research in a local or international context depending on case study location.
• Data analysis of primary data 
• Draft of case study within six weeks of completing field work or project timeline and liaise with Reach’s editorial and design staff until publication (typically 4-6 weeks).
• Co-create a communications and knowledge translation plan with community partner, including social media content
• Leadership assessment surveys at the beginning and end of the year. 
• Team’s Large Group Meeting presentation to global network twice a year
• Participate in the preparation calls and outputs for the team’s presentation at annual Reach conference
• Participate in year-end feedback session 
• Engagement as alumni in ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Applicants must be current students enrolled in AMIU postgraduate programmes, including Master degrees in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Bioethics, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Policy.
• Applicants must have successfully completed the first year of study and passed all their coursework.
• A one-page Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• A concept note (maximum 1,000 words) outlining a selected health issue to be addressed as a case study under the REACH programme. The concept note should include: Title, justification of the health issue, objectives, research question(s), proposed case study methodological approach, data collection and analysis procedures, and expected deliverables.
• A one-page motivational cover letter describing the applicant’s interest in the opportunity, suitability for the award, and commitment to the core activities and expected deliverables of REACH researchers.
• Preference will be given to applicants who are not currently on scholarship.

Additional Information

Applications should be submitted by 12th June 2026 (Nairobi time).                                                                Learn more about the programme at reachalliance.org/become-a-reach-researcher/                                    

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Amref International University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref International University is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.