ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST- DEMOGRAPHER

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC seeks to recruit an Associate Research Scientist- Demographer to work in the West Africa Regional Office (WARO) based in Dakar, Senegal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a demographic research theme with a focus on the West and Central Africa regions;
• Provide leadership to demographic research, explore and analyze demographic data within the region, including but not limited to fertility, mortality, urbanization, demographic dividend, population projections, and other human population changes;
• Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects;
• Provide analytical advice and support to researchers developing proposals and writing scientific papers;
• Lead desk reviews, policy analysis and development of protocols and tools;
• Oversee data management and analyses;
• Contribute to policy engagement and the unit’s strategic planning;
• Mentor junior researchers and facilitate in the Center’s training programs as needed;
• Ensure community mobilization and education of the community in relation to the research;
• Secure and manage the necessary human, financial and material resources of the project;
• Represent the Center at high level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees;
• Actively engage in scientific publications including peer-reviewed articles, briefing papers and blogs and production of donor reports;
• Contribute to institutional publications including and not limited to lay dissemination materials such as policy/research briefs and fact sheets; and
• Oversee/lead development of field and training manuals.

Qualifications and Experience

• PhD in  Demography,  Populations Studies, Public  Health,  Sociology, Statistics,  or  equivalent  in  related disciplines.
• Have 3-5 years’ of relevant post-doctoral experience.
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications, which utilize defined analytical methodologies.
• Experience in developing proposals. Evidence of previous successful grants will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in managing research projects, including experience in conducting, coordinating and managing surveys.
• Proven experience in conducting desk and literature reviews
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with good familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, R).
• Expertise in political economy research or qualitative methods; familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo) will be an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
• Experience working in Francophone West Africa.
• Must be bilingual with (fluently communicate and write in English and French).

This position is classified under Internationally Recruited Positions (IRP), Grade V in our scales.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application in English and include:

• A letter of application;
• A statement of research interests and goals (1-2 pages); and
• CV

via our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Cover letters should be addressed to:

The Human Resources Officer

African Population and Health Research Center, Inc

Immeuble Diallo Lô, 5e étage Lot 325-327 CICES VDN, Dakar Sénégal

Website: www.aphrc.org

 APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of vulnerable persons