APHRC seeks to recruit two Researchers to work within the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Program of our Human Development Theme.
Responsibilities (dependent on level appointed):
Provide leadership to scientific research teams or projects in an area related to early childhood development (ECD);
Contribute to policy engagement and the Theme’s strategic planning activities;
Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects in the Theme;
Mentor young researchers, and facilitate sessions in the Center’s training programs as needed;
Secure and manage the necessary human, financial and material resources in the Theme, project or program;
Represent the Center at high level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees;
Contribute to institutional publications including and not limited to lay dissemination materials such as policy/research briefs and fact sheets; and
Oversee data quality and analyses.
Qualifications and Experience:
PhD in developmental psychology, educational psychology, early childhood development, or any other related discipline;
Experience working in a research institution, conducting research, leading or managing research programs or projects;
Experience with conducting impact evaluations of ECD and/or early years’ interventions will be an added advantage;
Fluency in English. Being multilingual (English and French) will be an added advantage;
Excellent scientific writing skills;
Good quantitative or qualitative skills. Experience with mixed methods will be an added advantage provided one is very strong in either quantitative or qualitative methods;
Strong proposal writing skills and a track record of winning research grants.
Successful candidates may be appointed as postdoctoral (0-2 years after PhD), Associate Research Scientist (3-5 years after PhD), Research Scientist (6-11 years after PhD) or Senior Research Scientist (12+ 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.
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