Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of information systems and provision of analytical methodological support and advice to researchers.
• Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects in the unit.
• Provide statistical advice and support to researchers developing proposals and writing scientific papers.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff to contribute to the design of proposals for grant applications, scientific writing analytical support and/or information systems development.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff to conduct literature reviews.
• Lead the recruitment, training and supervision of field interviewers.
• Oversee/lead development of field and training manuals.
• Ensure ethical approvals and research permits are obtained.
• Oversee fieldwork during the execution of the research projects to ensure timely implementation of field activities.
• Participate in community mobilization and education of the community in relation to the research.
• Contribute to the development of project reports.
• Contribute to institutional publications including and not limited to lay dissemination materials such as policy/research briefs and fact sheets.
• Contribute to policy engagement and the unit’s strategic planning.
• Contribute to cultivation of relations with key institutional donors.
• Represent the Center at high-level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees.
• Begin to define own area of research interest through developing proposals, concept notes and publishing.

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD in Demography, Populations studies, Public Health, Sociology, Statistics, Data Science, Econometrics, or equivalent in related disciplines
• Have at least 2 years of relevant post-doctoral experience.
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications, which utilize defined analytical methodologies.
• Experience in developing proposals. Evidence of previous successful grants will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in managing research projects, including experience in conducting, coordinating and managing surveys.
• Proven experience in conducting desk reviews.
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with good familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, R) and working with large dataset.
• Expertise in political economy research or qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo) will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
• Experience in immunization research will be an advantage.
• Experience working with surveys data (DHS and MICS).
• Experience working with the Health Management Information Systems (DHIS2) data will be an advantage.
• Experience working in Francophone West Africa.
• Fluentcommunication and writing in French is necessary.