Research Assistant

ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria is a nonprofit organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research, capacity building, care and support. The position sits within the International Research Centre of Excellence and supports the INFORM Africa Research Hub grant.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Research Assistant will support daily research and project implementation while combining scientific-research, documentation, data-management and communications responsibilities. The post holder will help deliver research outputs on time and communicate project achievements appropriately.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support at least two scientific publications annually through literature reviews and manuscript drafting.
• Support preparation of one grant application when assigned.
• Draft approved social-media posts, event summaries, success stories and visual-content briefs for project activities.
• Monitor online engagement with approved science-communication content.
• Contribute timely information to project and grant reports.
• Maintain accurate and current project records, archives and the project OneDrive folder.
• Prepare complete meeting minutes within five working days, identifying decisions, action points, responsible persons and timelines.
• Support at least two capacity-building activities annually through training-material preparation, attendance records, logistics, participant follow-up and activity summaries.
• Assist with research-data collection, cleaning, analysis and visualization.
• Support photography, grant-calendar maintenance, manuscript development and other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or another relevant discipline.
• At least one year of experience in scientific writing, project-support roles, administration and reporting.
• Additional professional certification: Not specified.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Scientific and technical writing.
• Literature reviews and manuscript support.
• Research-data collection, cleaning, analysis and visualization.
• Project documentation, reporting and digital record management.
• Meeting-minutes preparation and action tracking.
• Science communication and social-media content support.
• Training and event-logistics support.
• Accuracy and ability to meet agreed deadlines.

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Employment classification: Ad hoc temporary appointment.
• Department: International Research Centre of Excellence.
• Duty station: Abuja, Nigeria.
• Opening date: 3 August 2026.
• Closing date: 10 August 2026.
• Salary and benefits: Not specified.
• Contract duration: Not specified.
• Number of positions: Not specified.
• Supervisor: Not specified.

SAFEGUARDING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

IHVN takes protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment seriously. Applicants consent to appropriate safeguarding background checks and must comply with IHVN's PSEAH requirements. IHVN provides equal employment opportunity without discrimination based on religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information or another protected characteristic.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

This is an email application. There is no online application form.

Applicants must submit an application letter, detailed curriculum vitae and contact information for two professional references. Documents must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and emailed to careers@ihvnigeria.org for the attention of the Assistant Director, Human Resources. Applications close on 10 August 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.