Researcher- Food Systems
African Population and Health Research Center
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct research on food systems which may include community-based, school based or desk-based research including applied research. Tasks may include study conceptualization and design, project management and coordination including overseeing field work, data management, data analysis, report writing.
- Conduct research to understand linkages between climate change, food systems and nutrition to inform food systems transformation and climate action.
- Develop and test strategies to inform policy & practice to catalyze food systems transformation to enhance food security and nutrition as appropriate.
- Lead and contribute to proposal development.
- Lead and contribute to scientific writing.
- Supervise, mentor and train junior research staff at the Center.
- Lead policy engagement, knowledge translation and communication to appropriate audiences.
- PhD in Nutrition, Public Health, Food Systems or closely related fields.
- Strong writing skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub- Saharan Africa.
- At least six years’ post-doctoral experience in research in Food Systems including research related to food production, distribution, value addition, consumption and relationship with nutrition and health.
- Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants, particularly in nutrition or food systems.
- Demonstrated experience in managing research teams and partnerships.
- Proven experience in conducting household surveys.
- Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS).
- Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel).
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
- Expertise/experience in maternal, infant and young child nutrition/nutrition in the first 1000 days plus, child nutrition including preschool and school going children, and adolescent nutrition.
- Expertise in human-rights based approach to food systems.
- Training and/or experience with work on climate change including sustainable food systems approaches and linking climate change, food systems and nutrition and health.
- Expertise in qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo).
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