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
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
noncommunicable 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
• 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 April 5, 2024.