Research Associate, Health and Climate Change – Global & Remote at Scope Impact

About the Role

The Research Associate will play a key role in advancing evidence generation and learning across global health and climate change initiatives. This position is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of research and design – someone who can move fluidly from literature review to field survey to analysis and interpretation, bringing rigor and creativity to every step.

You'll help shape mixed methods research, ensure data quality, synthesize emerging insights, and strengthen shared learning across teams and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Literature Review and Evidence Synthesis

• Conduct targeted and systematic literature reviews on topics such as self-care practices, climate and health linkages, health systems adaptation, etc.
• Synthesize and communicate insights to inform ongoing research design and strategy
• Track emerging trends and innovations in the climate and health field
• Update existing literature databases and libraries accordingly

Research Design and Implementation

• Contribute to the design of mixed methods studies, including development of research questions, sampling strategies, and tools
• Support survey design, field implementation, and data collection and monitoring activities, including with partner teams
• Ensure ethical, inclusive, and contextually grounded research practices

Data Management and Analysis

• Support setup and management of research databases and data systems
• Conduct data analyses (quantitative and qualitative skills are advantageous)
• Contribute to data synthesis, visualization, and interpretation for internal and external learning

Research Support

• Support research activities across teams, collaborators, and field partners
• Support organized documentation of protocols, instruments, datasets, and outputs
• Contribute to ethics applications, progress reports, and other documentation as needed

Knowledge Translation and Learning

• Contribute to internal and external knowledge products including summaries, briefs, and learning materials