Population Health Volunteer

Join East Africa’s premier hospital and support evidence-based healthcare. As Evidence Synthesis Assistant, your research skills directly impact quality and transparency. Conduct database searches, perform screenings, and extract vital study data using cutting-edge tools. Bring your BSc in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or similar, plus academic writing experience. Ready to advance healthcare? Apply now!

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.

Job Purpose

Support evidence synthesis activities and contribute to quality, transparency and methodological consistency.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct structured database searches using predefined Boolean strategies across sources such as PubMed, Web of Science and discipline specific repositories
• Document search strings, filters, and database settings for reproducibility
• Perform title—abstract and full-text screening using predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Apply screening protocols in tools such as Rayyan, or EPPI-Reviewer
• Record exclusion reasons at full-text stage according to PRISMA standards
• Participate in inter-reviewer agreement exercises
• Extract study characteristics, methods, exposure/outcome definitions, and effect estimates into standardized templates
• Create evidence tables and summary matrices
• Support narrative synthesis drafting by grouping comparable studies

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

• BSc or graduate in relevant field: Environmental health/science, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Life sciences or Information Sciences
• Prior coursework in research methods, epidemiology or statistics
• Evidence of academic writing experience i.e., thesis, technical reports, publications or term papers.