Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Nairobi

The grant has a provision for two (2) PhD scholarships and one post-doctoral fellowship. The PhD scholarship recipients are in their third year of study at the Faculty of The Built Environment and Design. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be appointed for the initial period of one (1) year renewable upon satisfactory performance. The current areas of research interest are Urban Sprawl and Informality.

Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Location: The position will be located at the Department of Real Estate, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Nairobi

Qualifications:

• The applicant must be a holder of a Doctor of Philosophy degree and graduated within the last four (4) years
• The applicant must have a PhD in Built Environment related disciplines
• They must have research experience evidenced by publications in refereed journals within the last four (4) years
• They should show evidence of being in research activity in the last two (2) years.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Working directly under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Post-Doctoral fellow shall undertake the following assignments:
• Undertake targeted field studies related to the areas of research (informality and sprawl)
• Prepare research papers for publication in refereed journals
• Assist the PhD students carrying out their research under the project
• Support the PhD students in data handling and analysis
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Principal Investigator and related to the project.

Duration of the work: This is a four (4) year project with possibility of extension