Early Post-Doctoral Researcher - Serosurveillance at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and conduct a program of research and scholarship, including taking a leading role in the implementation of the multi-pathogen serosurveillance project.
• Independently identify research objectives and to write and submit research proposals for external funding.
• Disseminate the outcomes of the research, including publishing peer-reviewed academic journal articles of international standing.
• Lead and manage study teams comprising of operational staff and researchers, including direct supervision of team members involved in the collection and processing of residual clinical samples.
• Ensure compliance of self, others and research studies with good research conduct, ethics, regulatory processes, and other relevant policies.
• Initiate and develop collaborative linkages with local, national, and international researchers, research groups and policy stakeholders.
• Mentor and support junior staff.
• Take responsibility for, manage, and conduct administrative and management tasks associated with the research programme in collaboration with Department and Programme operational teams.
• Engage in appropriate professional development, including keeping up to date with the latest research/ thinking in the relevant academic fields.
• Participate fully in the wider research and academic activities of the Department and Programme.
• Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.

Vacancy Requirements:

• A PhD in epidemiology or related field    Mandatory
• Experience and substantial technical skills in conducting field and lab-based research    Mandatory
• Strong quantitative skills and proficient in advanced statistical programming    Mandatory 
• Minimum Ten (10) years overall experience Five (5) years of which were at Managerial level    Mandatory 
• High quality peer-reviewed publications in the field of epidemiology or related field    Desirable
• Excellent presentation and communication skills    Desirable 
• Excellent organizational skills    Desirable
• Experience working with external stakeholders as well as community health workers    Desirable
• Demonstrated high levels of confidentiality and integrity     Skills & Competencies
• Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills     Skills & Competencies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.     Skills & Competencies
• Strong management, leadership, and decision-making skills,    Skills & Competencies
• Ability to build strong and diverse effective teams, delegation, and team motivation     Skills & Competencies
• Ability to build productive and collaborative relationships with varied stakeholders    Skills & Competencies