Employment type: Other
The African Population & Health Research Centre (APHRC) is an international non- profit, non-governmental organization committed to conducting high quality and policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. APHRC seeks to fill two research positions: 1) Associate Research Scientist to support its family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) related programs; and 2) Post-doctoral Fellow to support projects on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).Post-doctoral Fellow:
Major responsibilities: In collaboration with and reporting to the Program Leader:
Support the implementation of SRHR projects in terms of data collection, data analysis, report writing and writing of papers for peer-reviewed publications;
Support proposal writing and fundraising.
Qualifications and Experience
PhD in Sociology, Demography, Public Health or a related discipline, with interest In SRHR in sub-Saharan Africa in general. And Kenya in particular.
Good writing skills and record of publications on population and SRHR;
Mix of quantitative and qualitative research skills
Familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Statistical Packages (e.g. STATA, SPSS) and qualitative data analysis software (e.g. NUDIST).
Please, indicate SRHR Researcher on the subject line of the email or on the envelope.
Interested candidates are invited to send via email or mail no later than July 15, 2011, their letter of application (1 page); a statement of research interests and goals (1-2 pages); and their CV with contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org (copy jcfotso@aphrc.org), or to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Centre
APHRC Campus, 2"" Floor
Kirawa Road, off Peponi Road
P_O. Box 10787 - 00100 GPO, Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
These positions come with an attractive, international competitive remuneration
package including employer paid medical, travel, life insurance cover and retirement benefits, Allowances toward in-relocation, home leave travel and defendants education are provided. Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries, and females are particularly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.