Job Vacancies at African Population and Health Research Center - 2 Positions

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, review and translation of research tools;
• Participate in the pre-testing of data collection platforms;
• Data cleaning including doing all required consistency checks for project data;
• Document project data sets according to the Center’s guidelines on data documentation, archiving and sharing;
• Extract data and prepare analytical files;
• Develop template syntax files for research staff to use in creating various data sets;
• Perform basic and advanced statistical analysis of data;
• Assist in training other staff members on data analysis
• Participate in scientific writing;
• Write technical reports on data issues; and
• Participate in proposal development and literature review.

Key Competencies

• Strong conceptual and analytical skills including the ability to analyze and interpret large data sets;
• Proactive and self-motivated; and
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in statistics or equivalent;
• A minimum of 5 years relevant post-qualification experience;
• High level quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), such as multivariate and multilevel/longitudinal analyses (preferably with STATA);
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); and
• Experience using Open Data Kit (ODK) software and Nesstar is highly desirable.

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Major Responsibilities

• Support the unit lead in the development of strategies and plans for growing ADU’s research portfolio and deepening its policy relevance
• Provide oversight to the implementation of, and lead on the analysis, interpretation and reporting of data collected through the SAGE-INDEPTH wave 2 survey
• Co-lead on further analysis, interpretation and reporting of data on long-term care provision and receipt in two urban slums in Nairobi
• Develop reactive or speculative funding proposals - based on secondary analysis of existing survey data sets as well as primary research - to expand the Unit’s portfolio of research on better understanding (i) the relevance of older populations to the achievement of a demographic dividend in SSA countries (ii) age-based and within older population inequalities in health and well-being and (iii) realities of long-term care in SSA

Qualifications and experience

• PhD in Social Gerontology, or related fields. Typically a postdoctoral fellowship should be taken up within two years of completion of doctoral degree
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications on relevant subject areas
• Strong quantitative research and statistical skills
• Experience of secondary data analysis and primary empirical research on issues of aging, older persons and health in sub-Saharan African settings
• High levels of familiarity with a diverse set of health and social science data sets
• Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants

Desirable

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team

The above position comes with an attractive, internationally-competitive remuneration package including medical, travel and life insurance cover. Allowances toward in-relocation and dependents' education are also provided. Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African Countries.