The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and conducting policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues on the continent.
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PHD Fellowship Opportunity
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management 
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Work alongside a multidisciplinary team at APHRC to provide support in desk reviews, qualitative and quantitative field data collection and analyses;
- Collaborate and work with the project team to identify and establish stakeholder engagement;
- Supports project dissemination activities such as manuscript and report writing;
- Identify and propose appropriate venues to convene in-country stakeholder engagement forums;
- Document in-country processes and sessions with stakeholders; and
- Attend project-related meetings as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A master’s degree in public health, economics, medical, social and biological sciences or other relevant fields.
- Experience in qualitative research including the use of software such as Atlas ti, NVivo or opencode.
- Demonstrable experience, ability, and practical skills in statistics and knowledge in statistical software including R, STATA Excel and other tabulations software.
- Demonstrable ability to organize and prioritize work efficiently while delivering results to the required standard and to an agreed schedule.
- Ability to draft manuscripts for publication and present results at conferences.
- Applicant must be a full-time staff who has spent at least three years working at the Center.
Method of Application
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application in English through email to jobs@aphrc.org by December 15, 2024, indicating the title ‘Fellowship Opportunity’ as the subject of the email, and include:
- A cover letter;
- CV with contact details of three referees; and
- A PhD concept. The concept, aligning with the research on commercial determinants of health, should include a background, possible research questions/hypotheses, objectives, and a proposed technical approach (max 3 pages– including bibliography, font size 12pt, margin 1-inch, single line spacing).
