Senior Research Associate / Research Associate

About This Role

This role involves building a strong evidence base for the KHUSHII Manobal programme by conceptualising, designing, and leading research studies related to teacher mental health, social-emotional learning, inclusion, diversity, school climate, and child development. The Senior Research Associate will identify emerging research questions, design collaborative research projects, publish findings, and translate evidence into improvements in curriculum, implementation, and policy engagement. The Research Assistant will support building a robust evidence base for the KHUSHII Manobal programme, assisting with literature reviews, data collection, data management, analysis, report writing, and coordination of ongoing research projects.

Responsibilities

• Identify research priorities aligned with programme goals and emerging educational needs
• Conceptualise and design quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research studies
• Design research protocols, survey instruments, interview schedules, and observation tools
• Oversee and conduct data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation
• Supervise research assistants and interns involved in ongoing studies
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference presentations, and policy briefs
• Translate research findings into recommendations for curriculum refinement and programme improvement
• Stay updated with global literature on school mental health, inclusion, SEL, and teacher professional development to inform future programme innovations
• Conduct literature reviews on relevant topics
• Assist in developing research protocols, questionnaires, interview guides, and assessment tools
• Coordinate data collection activities across programme sites
• Clean, organise, and manage research datasets
• Assist with quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Prepare summaries, reports, presentations, and policy briefs
• Support manuscript preparation for publications and conference submissions
• Maintain research documentation and ethics records
• Coordinate with schools, partners, and field teams during research activities
• Stay informed about emerging research in school mental health, SEL, inclusion, and teacher wellbeing

Requirements

• Master's degree (PhD preferred) in Psychology, Education, Public Health, Social Work, Development Studies, Statistics, or a related discipline
• 3-5 years of research experience, preferably in psychology, education, mental health, or child development
• Experience conducting independent research projects from conceptualisation to publication
• Demonstrated experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies