Description
Position Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Reports to: Principal investigator
Program: Institute of Global Health Equity Research
Location: University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Kigali and Butaro, Rwanda
Duration: 2 years
Job summary
The post holder will work on the Research Program on understanding solutions to promote healthy Aging and reduce multi-morbidity in Rwanda project funded by the Institute for Global Health Global Innovation Challenge Award, Northwestern University, USA. The project is a collaboration between the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Northwestern University, University of Birmingham, and the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC).
As a member of the research project team which includes other health system researchers, clinicians and epidemiologists, the post holder will use his/her research and epidemiological skills to address a range of research questions relevant for healthy aging and multi-morbidity in Rwanda. The focus of the project is to collect quantitative and qualitative data to provide evidence to design novel interventions to maintain health aging and inform policy and planning. The work involves stakeholder involvement, including work with health care workers, and policy makers to ensure reach and impact of the findings.
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow should bring strong quantitative analytical skills with experience in health-related research. Other preferred skills include knowledge of health systems strengthening and research, mixed methods, and experience in the field of aging and chronic diseases research. Their role will include supervision of data collectors and analysis of survey data (household and facility) and supporting survey tool development and adaptation. The post holder will be responsible for liaising and coordinating with all team members, as well as with the planning and delivery of all project-related activities. Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrable experience of working with multiple partners with different backgrounds, in different contexts are essential. Benefits for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow include working in a strong and supportive multidisciplinary, multi-country team and of working in a project with vital importance for health policy.
Key responsibilities
- Support development of the study protocol and study tools (participant and health facility data collection tools) and supervise translation of questionnaires;
- Lead household and facility survey of aging and health study in urban and rural districts in Rwanda;
- Clean, manage and analyze household survey of aging and health research, health facility survey and secondary dataset related to chronic disease surveillance survey;
- Lead development of publications and support other co-authors in dissemination work;
- To work as part of the research team to meet the objectives and deliver the research outputs of the research, including data collection, data extraction, analysis and reporting writing;
- Ensure effective communication about the project among team members and other stakeholders;
- Supervising junior researchers and research assistants;
- Supporting community engagement activities and outreach to non-academic audiences
- Organizing and participating in regular investigator meetings and ensure regular project team meetings are held to review progress, issues, risks and consult on decision making;
- Support the UGHE team to generate all the necessary reports in time in partnership with the project manager and local PI;
- To work with UGHE financial manager to manage finances and promote and ensure compliance with good practice in relation to the conduct of research, the country ethics guidelines, and other relevant UGHE and donorโs policies.
Person specification/Qualification
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- PhD in a medical (epidemiology, public health, implementation science, demography), healthcare, or related subject preferred
- Experience in analyzing quantitative survey dataset (including significant experience in the use of relevant statistical software);
- Experience in mixed methods research preferred;
- Experience with implementation