Post-Doctoral Researcher - Nairobi/Kilifi

Job Tite/Designation

Post-Doctoral Researcher - Nairobi/Kilifi

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as scientists in Kenya within the Health Systems Research Ethics including to help develop, conduct and report on a specific set of research objectives. This is likely to include overseeing and managing a budget, conducting literature reviews, writing specific ethics submissions, developing research protocols, refining mixed methods data collection tools, coordinating and conducting fieldwork, supervising research assistants, analysing data and writing first-author publications.
• Bring theoretical and practical expertise in topics such as empirical ethics, benefit sharing, equity, justice, power-relations in health and research systems, organisational and team functioning, health system resilience, and implementing and evaluating complex interventions.
• Contribute to building capacity in empirical ethics and health systems research in the programme through: building a small team of staff in Kenya working on the project, supervising masters and PhD level researchers, and contributing to organising training and skills-sharing meetings
• Engage with relevant stakeholders in Kenya (including KWTRP managers, senior researchers, ethics committee members, science advisors, health system managers, frontline staff, community representatives), and internationally (including with a frontline staff network, scientific advisors and funders).
• Communicate research goals and findings to different audiences through presentations, talks, publications and other written outputs including as appropriate for websites and social media platforms
• Ensure the ethical conduct of research and foster an inclusive and supportive research culture

Vacancy Requirements:

# Description. Requirement Type 1 A relevant PhD/DPhil in health-related fields such as empirical ethics, anthropology, public health, social sciences, philosophy, health system research, public/community engagement, human behaviour, psychology. Mandatory 2 Demonstrated experience in planning and undertaking empirical ethics or health systems studies, including planning for and collecting, analysing and interpreting data. Mandatory 3 Demonstrated ability to conduct and manage complex empirical studies including the supervision of research assistants and data quality assurance so that high quality data is produced. Mandatory 4 Evidence of ability to produce and publish high quality research that draws on appropriate theory. Mandatory 5 Experience of working with international research PIs and with frontline health system/ research staff. Mandatory 6 Demonstrated interest in equity in health systems and research conduct; knowledge and working experience in Kenya an added advantage. Added Advantage 7 Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write reports for different audiences and present the group at meetings. Mandatory 8 Proficiency in use of qualitative analysis software such as NVivo and, desirable, basic skills in quantitative analysis. Mandatory 9 Ability to conduct literature reviews including use of specific search strategies. Mandatory 10 Experience in developing an analytic plan and collating, analysing and interpreting qualitative data. Mandatory 11 Excellent range of skills across the MS Office suite. Mandatory 12 Have high energy, clear goal orientation and a strong work ethic. Mandatory 13 Strong organisation/programme management skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work within tight deadlines. Mandatory 14 Ability to write clearly for a scientific audience and to present clearly to non-academic audiences. Mandatory 15 Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment and to multi-task. Mandatory 16 Ability to travel within Kenya to remote areas and reside for periods required to collect data or provide supervision. Mandatory 17 Ideally the person would be able to travel internationally as part of the multi-country partnership. Mandatory