11/03/2024
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Postdoctoral position
ACIPH is looking for competent and qualified candidates for the following position. Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements are hereby invited to apply immediately.
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Implementation Research
Location: Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (AC-IPH)
Duration: 24 months full time
Duties and Responsibilities
The postdoctoral researcher will have the responsibility of conducting high-quality implementation
research as a part of the Enabling Environments for NCD Risk Reduction in Ethiopia (ENABLE)
project. This includes designing and executing studies, analyzing data, and communicating the results through peer-reviewed scientific publications, to identified national and international
stakeholders, through presentations at relevant conferences and in other relevant fora.
Responsibilities:
• Conduct implementation research with senior research support from Addis Continental
Institute of Public Health and Uppsala University (Sweden).
• Plan and execute training for identified facilitators who will support the implementation of the ENABLE interventions.
• Participate in designing the process evaluation, including developing appropriate qualitative and quantitative tools, supervising field work, conducting data analysis, and
writing reports.
• Contribute to the development of interventions that could support prevention of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) among pregnant women, which could be implemented within
the existing structure of antenatal care (ANC) services.
• Participate in designing, implementing, and disseminating non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) implementation and policy research
• Lead and contribute to the development of scientific manuscripts and other relevant
communication products (i.e., website, newsletter, and commentaries) in collaboration with ENABLE partners.
• Partaken in different study-related activities and tasks, including supporting networking and capacity-building activities.
• Responsible for managing continuous communication with the ENABLE partners, health center staff, and project managers engaged in the implementation and/or evaluation of the
implementation of ENABLE interventions.
• Supervise and support PhD students.
• Other project related activities identified by the research team lead and principal investigator
Requirements and profile
• PhD in Public Health, or other related health fields in the last three years
• Background in Nursing/ Midwifery or research experience in RMNCH is preferred
• Interested and experience in capacity building and pedagogic development
• Prior experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, interpretation, and presentation
• Proven experience in implementation research
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent written and verbal skills in both Amharic, Afan Oromo and English languages
• Prior experience in supervising field research works.
Successful candidates are enthusiastic, responsible and collaborative.
Station: Addis Ababa
Terms of employment: - Fixed term
Salary: As per the organization scale
How to apply: Interested and qualified applicants can send application letters, curriculum vitae, and copies of supporting documents via email: hraciph@gmail.com or can submit them in person at ACIPH Head Office before March 30, 2024.
