APHRC is home to people who share a passion for research that will propel the development of Africa. We support the growth of human capital for research and development by strengthening individual and institutional research capacity in Africa. We look for employees who truly believe that with enough innovation and knowledge, we can tackle some of the continent’s most pertinent developmental challenges.
We currently employ 135 staff from 14 countries between our head office in Nairobi, Kenya and our Regional Office in Dakar, Senegal. With projects spanning the continent, we strongly believe in cultural diversity and a dynamic work environment.
If you feel that you have what it takes to join our team, have a look at some of our vacancies below;
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – IT INTERN
Deadline: June 10, 2022
We are looking to engage an Intern in our IT Unit to learn and work closely with the team for an initial period of three months.
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST (WASH)
Deadline: Open Until Filled
We are recruiting a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist to contribute to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) work in our Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa Theme.
DATA SCIENTISTS
Deadline: June 8, 2022
APHRC seeks to recruit two Data Scientists for the INSPIRE Platform for Evaluation and Analysis of COVID-19 Harmonized (PEACH) data project. The Data Scientist will be primarily responsible for defining data specifications needed for COVID-19 data and metadata including alternative data sources. The ideal candidate would have worked with health data (preferably longitudinal health data), has experience with health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS).
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY: MADIVA RESEARCH HUB
Deadline: June 30, 2022
The Multimorbidity in Africa: Digital Innovation, Visualisation and Application (MADIVA) research hub—funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH’s)new Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) program—addresses the complex interplay, individual and public health challenges, and rising prevalence of multimorbidity in Africa through data science.
The objective for fellows is to undertake research during the tenure of the award. The projects should not be a reworking or mere extension of the candidates’ doctoral research project. In addition: the selected candidates are expected to have a team spirit and participate in the scientific activities of MADIVA.
TERMS OF REFERENCE – CONSULTANCY TO DEVELOP CONTENT ON DISABILITY FOR EARLY CHILDCARE WORK
Deadline: May 27, 2022
The purpose of this consultancy is to develop content for inclusion within the Community of Practise (CoP) manual on childhood disability (both physical and learning disabilities).The CoP intervention manual provides a guide to implementing a programme to enable community volunteers and workers to support those running and working in childcare centres (centre providers), particularly informal centres in urban poor neighbourhoods.