Researcher at The African Population and Health Research Center

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to proposal development;
• Engage in evaluations of interventions with young children and families;
• Lead and contribute to the design of scientific research and training tasks within the Unit;
• Lead and contribute to the implementation of nutrition and other related projects. Tasks include project design and activities related to project management such as field work and data management;
• Contribute to scientific writing and production of donor reports;
• Supervise and mentor junior research staff at the Center; and,
• Lead in policy engagement and dissemination of research findings to appropriate audiences.

Qualifications

• PhD in Nutrition, Public Health; or closely related fields;
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub-Saharan Africa;
• At least three years post-doctoral experience in research in Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN);
• Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants, particularly in MIYCN;
• Demonstrated experience in managing research teams and partnerships;
• Proven experience in conducting household surveys;
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS); and
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel);
• Rank is open and successful candidates may be appointed at Associate (3-5 years), Research Scientist (5-8 years) or Senior Research Scientist (10+ years) levels depending on experience and track record.

Desirable:

• Expertise/experience in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and Early Childhood Development (ECD) will be an added advantage;
• Experience and familiarity with a diverse set of health and social science data sets;
• Expertise in qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo);
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.

This position comes with an attractive, internationally competitive remuneration package including employer paid medical, travel and life insurance cover. Allowances toward in-relocation (for those recruited from outside Kenya), and dependents’ education are provided. Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries.