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Full-Time Remote Research Assistant
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Location:
Remote (Kenya strongly preferred; other GMT±3 time zones considered)
Contract:
Full-time, 3-month initial contract, renewable based on performance
Reports to:
Principal Investigator (PI)
About the Role
Seeking a
Research Assistant
to drive end-to-end support on
academic publication projects
. The role requires ownership of literature pipelines, editorial quality control, and submission readiness across multiple journals. This is a long-term role for a detail-driven, self-managing hire who can operate with minimal supervision and deliver to journal standards.
Core Responsibilities
- Design and execute systematic and scoped literature searches (Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar).
- Build annotated bibliographies; produce 1–2 page synthesis memos with key arguments, gaps, and methods.
- Maintain a living evidence matrix (themes, methods, geographies, findings).
- Line-edit drafts for clarity, coherence, and academic tone; tighten argument flow and section transitions.
- Enforce journal author guidelines (word limits, headings, tables/figures, ethics statements, data availability).
- Prepare submission packages: blinded manuscripts, cover letters, highlights, graphical abstracts (if applicable).
- Own citation management (Zotero preferred; EndNote/Mendeley acceptable).
- De-duplicate libraries, fix metadata, ensure perfect in-text reference list alignment.
- Standardize tables/figures to journal specs; maintain a reproducible folder structure.
- Convert PI feedback into action plans with timelines; track progress, risks, and blockers.
- Run weekly status notes (done/doing/risks/needs) and maintain a shared task board.
- Coordinate minor data tasks (e.g., extracting variables from PDFs into clean CSVs).
Must-Have Qualifications
- Proven publication exposure:
at least
one
co-authored journal article or
accepted
conference paper (submit DOI/link/PDF). - Editorial strength:
demonstrable track record editing academic prose to publication standard. - Tools:
Zotero (or EndNote/Mendeley), Google Scholar, Google Docs/MS Word (Track Changes), Excel/Sheets. - Process discipline:
can meet weekly deliverables and communicate proactively in writing and on calls. - English:
excellent written English; ability to rewrite for clarity without changing meaning.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with PRISMA flows, Scoping/Systematic Reviews.
- Familiarity with , SPSS/Stata/R basics (for table hygiene and simple descriptives).
- Visual polish in tables/figures (Word, PowerPoint, or Canva).
How to Apply
- Email:
send CV + publication link/PDF to
- with subject line
"Senior RA — Immediate Start"
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Immediate start.