Researchers-NCDs at Flexi-Personnel

Duties/Responsibilities

• Conduct research on NCDs and related areas which may include leading community-based trials and health facility and household surveys.  Tasks may include study conceptualization and design, project management and coordination including, obtaining ethical approvals and research permits for studies, recruiting and training of field interviewers, supervision of field work and data management, data analysis, report writing
• Co-design and test interventions with stakeholders to inform policy & practice on prevention and management of chronic diseases in various populations.
• Lead and contribute to financial sustainability of the unit through contributing to fundraising efforts in the unit and cultivating relations with key institutional donors.
• Lead and contribute to scientific paper writing on chronic diseases.
• Supervise, mentor and train junior researchers in the unit and the Center at large.
• Lead policy engagement, knowledge translation and communication to appropriate audiences.
• Participate in strategic planning for the unit and contribute to regular unit reports.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

• PhD preferably in a health related field including Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems or Clinical Medicine.
• Post-doctoral experience in research on interventions to prevent or manage non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants, particularly in NCDs.
• Demonstrated experience in managing research teams and partnerships.
• Experience in managing community-based cluster trials and household surveys.
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS).
• Excellent communication skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub- Saharan Africa.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team and an understanding of working among vulnerable populations such as in urban slums.

Desirable

• Expertise/experience in working with adolescents and young adults, healthcare workers and policy makers.
• Expertise in design of community-based cluster randomized trials and quasi experimental studies.
• A good grasp of chronic care models and application of modern technology in enhancing care and prevention.
• Expertise in qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo).

The successful candidate may be appointed atPost-doctoral Research Scientist (0-2 years after PhD), Associate Research Scientist (3-5 years after PhD), or Research Scientist (6-11 years after PhD) levels depending on experience and track record. These positions are classified under Internationally Recruited Positions (IRP), Grades III to VI in our scales.