
Current Opportunity
Volunteer Research Assistant
Posting date: 21 March, 2022
We are hiring a few volunteer (unpaid) research assistants for ongoing projects of CRIDA. See below for details.
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Title: Research Assistant
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Time Commitment: 6 hrs/week,
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Term: 6 months (May 1, 2022 – October 1, 2022)
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Volunteer (unpaid) position
Responsibilities:
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Conduct environmental scan of contemporary issues (health/public health/social media/misc.) to identify best practices and succinctly synthesize the findings.
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Conduct literature review of recent articles (scientific/non-scientific) to identify evidence-based best practices.
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Prepare knowledge translation materials (videos, infographics, presentation, fact sheets, etc.) to raise awareness on important health and social issues, and disseminate them on social media.
Benefits:
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Opportunity to work for a Canadian non-profit organization while staying in Bangladesh.
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Learn/improve public health and project management skills that can be applied in career settings.
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Learn how to develop communication materials, reports, policy briefs and other documents to enhance public health skills.
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Opportunity to receive mentorship from public health professionals and graduate students living in Canada.
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Letter of appointment and certificate of completion will be issued.
Recruitment Phases:
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Phase-1: Submit your cover letter and resume to crida.communication@gmail.com
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Phase-2: Complete an assignment (one question in Bangla, another question in English)
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Phase-3: Participate in a group interview
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Phase-4: Participate in an individual interview
If you are interested, please send your three-page resume and a cover letter answering the following questions to crida.communication@gmail.com
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Describe your experience and how it relates to the posted volunteer position.
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Where would you like to see yourself in 5 years?
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Tell us how working for CRIDA aligns with your career goal.
