Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Researcher - 6 Positions
Responsibilities (dependent on level appointed):
• Provide leadership to scientific research teams or projects in an area related to early childhood development (ECD), education and/or youth empowerment;
• Contribute to policy engagement and the theme’s strategic planning activities;
• Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects in the Theme;
• Mentor young researchers, and facilitate sessions in the Center’s training programs as needed;
• Secure and manage the necessary human, financial and material resources in the Theme, project or program;
• Represent the Center at high level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees;
• Contribute to institutional publications including and not limited to lay dissemination materials such as policy/research briefs and fact sheets; and
• Oversee data quality and analyses.

Qualifications and Experience:
• PhD in educational psychology, developmental psychology, early childhood development, sociology of education, education administration, education management, economics, tests and measurement, linguistics, teaching methods, comparative and international education, technology education, special education, curriculum studies,
• gender studies with a focus on education, policy studies with a focus on education, statistics with application in education, development studies, youth and community studies or any other related discipline;
• Experience working in a research institution, conducting research, leading or managing research programs or projects;
• Experience with conducting impact evaluations of ECD and/or education interventions will be an added advantage;
• Fluency in English; being multilingual (English and French) will be an added advantage;
• Excellent scientific writing skills;
• Good quantitative or qualitative skills, experience with mixed methods will be an added advantage provided one is very strong in quantitative or qualitative methods;
• Strong proposal writing skills and track record of winning research grants.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC) on aphrc.org to apply

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