Opportunities

Research Officer - Social Science

Reference Number: 
RO-SS-11-03-2023
Employment Type: 
Full time
Category: 
Health Research- Social Science
Job Grade: 
7.01
Country: 
Kenya
Location: 
Nairobi
JOB PURPOSE: 

Governance is a critical determinant in the performance of health systems. However, it is still relatively under-researched in health systems. Consequently, limited studies have been conducted on the role of governance on containment of antimicrobial resistance especially in low- and middle-income countries. Through a qualitative international study, we are seeking to understand how health system governance structures and functions affect antimicrobial resistance containment using Kenya and Vietnam as case studies. Kenya has a decentralized health system while Vietnam has a centralized one. Although both countries have national action plans (NAPs) which prescribe the governance structure and functions for antimicrobial resistance containment, implementation realities, priorities and concerns from the perspective of diverse stakeholders at national and sub-national levels are not well understood. We will unpack antimicrobial resistance governance policies on paper and in practice through a combination of document reviews, interviews with national and subnational officers working in human health, livestock health, agriculture, and environment sectors and non-participant observation of AMR governance activities. We will additionally conduct literature reviews on AMR governance. The post holder will work closely with the Principal Investigator in Kenya, and the Co-Investigator and a Research Officer in Vietnam. He/she will work together with other colleagues in Kenya, contributing to wider social science research activities within the KWTRP and related research networks including presenting the work in various institutional, national, and international forums as needed.

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher – Health Economics

Reference Number: 
PDR-HE-11/03/2023
Employment Type: 
Full time
Category: 
Health Research- Health Economics
Job Grade: 
9.01
Country: 
Kenya
Location: 
Nairobi
JOB PURPOSE: 

The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for 1) co-leading a body of work to examine the impact, implementation, and political economy of health facility autonomy reforms in Kenya 2) supporting and contributing to the health economic capacity-building initiatives of the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU), 3) Supervision and mentorship of Ph.D. students and research assistants, 4) Contribute and support policy engagement initiatives of HERU, and 5) develop own body of work and mobilize research funding to support their transition to research independence.

Early Post-Doctoral Researcher -Bioinformatics

Reference Number: 
EPDR322024
Employment Type: 
Full time
Category: 
Epidemiology and Demography
Job Grade: 
9.01
Country: 
Kenya
Location: 
Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE: 

The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for

  1. Supervising  and overseeing ongoing work on statistical bioinformatics, data science and machine learning activities related to pathogen genomics and epidemiology.
  2. Supporting and contributing to the capacity-building initiatives of PEO group and KWTRP.
  3. Supervision and mentorship of PhD students and research assistants in the research group.
  4. Contributing and supporting policy engagement initiatives of PEO group.
  5. Developing own body of work and mobilization of research funding to support transition to research independence.

Data Manager

Reference Number: 
DM382024
Employment Type: 
Full time
Category: 
Clinical Research-NeuroAssessment
Job Grade: 
6.01
Country: 
Kenya
Location: 
Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE: 

To provide data management support services and oversight for UZIMA project