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AVAILABLE OPENINGS
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| KWTRP26/ARO-BIOS/001 | Assistant Research Officer (Biosciences) | The Assistant research Officer will be expected to Participate in Genomics and Bioinformatics Research activities by providing the necessary support and conducting assay development and optimisation, data analysis, building collaborations, disseminations and capacity building initiatives | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP26/ARO-EPD/001 | Assistant Research Officer (Epidemiology) | The Assistant Research Officer will be expected to participate in Research activities for the respective study, by providing the necessary support in the implementation of day-to-day activities, statistical and epidemiological modelling data analysis, building collaborations, disseminations and capacity building initiatives. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP26/ARO-SEP/002 | Assistant Research Officer (School Engagement Programme) | The jobholder will be expected to will work closely with primary school teachers and education partners to identify, implement and evaluate a primary school engagement activity with health research. The incumbent will also participate in SEP Research activities by providing the necessary support in proposal development, grants/ funds administration data analysis, building collaborations, disseminations and capacity building initiatives. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP26/RO- BIO/004 | Research Officer (Bioscience) | The Research Officer will be expected to support Research activities in Genomics and Bioinformatics, cell culture, serology, development and optimisation of assays, data analysis, collaborations, dissemination and capacity building initiatives | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP26/RO-NEWR/005 | Research Officer (NEWRISK) | The position will be responsible for conducting community and stakeholder engagement activities for the Novel Extreme Weather Risk Insurance Systems for Kenya (NEWRISK) Project, undertake research seeking to understand how local communities can be engaged and involved in health systems climate risks mitigation planning. This will also include data analysis, collaborations, dissemination and capacity building initiatives | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP/26/RO-HSU/007 | Research Officer (HSU) | We are looking for a social science research officer to join the Health Systems and Research Ethics department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Nairobi. The post holder will work on studies examining vulnerabilities after a birth complication and transitions from hospital to home with an aim of co designing strategies to strengthen neonatal post-discharge continuity of care. He/She will work closely with a team of researchers that utilize qualitative methods to explore and understand the experiences of mothers and families of hospitalized sick newborns as well as the realities of staff who care for the neonates and families in hospitals and primary care levels. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP/26/RO-HSE&DA/011 | Research Officer – Health Systems Evaluation and Data Analytics (KWRP) | This position offers an exciting opportunity for a graduate-level candidate (MSc in Epidemiology, Statistics, or Spatial Data Science) to apply cutting-edge analytics, geospatial analysis, and statistical modelling to real-world challenges in health—particularly maternal and child health. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| KWTRP/26/RO-EHW&CM/013 | Research Officer – Evaluating Hospital Workloads & Case-Mix (KWRP) | This position offers an exciting opportunity for someone to contribute to research at the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP), a leading research centre in Africa dedicated to investigating the primary causes of ill health and the development of health care systems on the continent. At KWTRP, we are not only committed to advancing scientific knowledge but also to fostering local research leadership. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| ARO- BeginningsFund-03-2026 | Assistant Research Officer – Epidemiologist/Data Analyst | Support quantitative analysis and evidence synthesis for maternal and newborn health outcomes by preparing facility-level epidemiological datasets, producing descriptive statistics, and contributing to routine reporting, dashboards, and data inputs for higher-order analyses. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| RO-DM-Beginnings Fund-03-2026 | Research Officer - Data Management - (KWRP) | Own the cross-country data engineering and management pipeline for all core datasets (NID, Maternal Core, HFRA, QI), ensuring completeness, metadata integrity, and secure governance in line with the federated model. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |
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| RO-DM-Beginnings Fund-03-2026 | Research Officer - Data Management - (KWRP) | Own the cross country data engineering and management pipeline for all core datasets (NID, Maternal Core, HFRA, QI), ensuring completeness, metadata integrity, and secure governance in line with the federated model. | May 27, 2026 | Job Description Apply |