Research Fellow in Decision Making in Water Security (Quantitative) (Re - Advertisement ) at University of Nairobi

REACH KENYA PROGRAMME - AD/5/52/22 - (1 POST) ( R E - A D V E R T I S E M E N T )

Roles and Responsibilities

The Research Fellow will work within the Social Science stream and be required to:

• Manage and co-ordinate a socio-economic in-person household survey on water security inequalities in Turkana through:
  • Supporting the development of the survey tool in collaboration with a global team of social researchers, including arranging translations and ensuring context specificity;
  • Providing support for community mapping, water audits and key informant interviews in preparation for the survey
  • Contributing tthe survey implementation work plan and the sampling strategy
  • Co-facilitating training of enumerators with the wider Kenyan and international research team
  • Managing data collection, working with a site manager, including managing a team of enumerators and supervisors;
  • Frequent within-country travel tTurkana County.
  • Collaborate on advancing research methodologies, ideas and materials with academic colleagues for high-quality research publications and presentations in public forums or academic conferences;
• Be an active member of REACH WISER team: participate in workshops, meetings, and events. Travel tOxford is anticipated
• Develop high-quality research publications as a lead author and co-author with global team from REACH, HWISE and more
• Engage with REACH’s research impact agenda including participation in the development of stakeholder engagement activities
• Adhere tthe requirements of the Research Fellow Policy of the University of Nairobi.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• M.Sc. in economics, statistics or quantitative social science field. Ph.D. is an added advantage. Minimum tw0(2) years of experience in the design and implementation of household surveys.
• Competency in all stages of the survey process - questionnaire design, sampling, fieldwork, data management, data analysis, and project administration.
• Demonstrated ability tidentify and resolve survey implementation and data quality issues.
• Skills in Stata and/or R are required.
• Awareness of key issues and ideas within the social development agenda in Kenya;
• Excellent communication skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience implementing household surveys in developing countries, particularly Africa
• Experience implementing panel household surveys
• Experience in the implementation of tablet-based/online surveys including design and programming using Survey Solutions, CsPro, SurveyCTor related applications.
• Ability twrite for publication, present research results, and represent the research group.

Terms of appointment

• This a contractual position whose tenure is up tDecember, 2023. Salary will be as per the project scale