Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Ecd)

Job Description

Major Responsibilities:

Lead and contribute to proposal development;
Engage in evaluations of interventions with young children and families;
Participate in the design of scientific research and training tasks within the Unit;
Lead and contribute to the implementation of ECD and other related projects. Tasks include project design and activities related to project management such as field work and data management;
Contribute to scientific writing, and production of donor reports; and,
Lead in policy engagement and dissemination of research findings to appropriate audiences.

Qualifications and Experience:

Ph.D. in Early Childhood Development, Child Psychology or closely related fields. The fellowship should be taken up within two years of completion of doctoral degree;
Strong writing skills and a good record of publications on relevant areas in sub-Saharan Africa;
Experience and a strong interest in the areas of ECD and nutrition;
Proven experience in conducting household surveys;
Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS); and
Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel).

Desirable:**

Expertise in maternal, infant and young child nutrition will be an added advantage;
Experience and familiarity with a diverse set of health and social science data sets;
Expertise in qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo);
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team; and
Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants.

This fellowship comes with an attractive, internationally competitive remuneration package including employer paid medical, travel and life insurance cover. Allowances toward in-relocation (for those recruited from outside Kenya) and dependents’ education are provided. Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries.