Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Work as scientists in Kenya within the Health Systems Research Ethics including to help develop, conduct and report on a specific set of research objectives. This is likely to include overseeing and managing a budget, conducting literature reviews, writing specific ethics submissions, developing research protocols, refining mixed methods data collection tools, coordinating and conducting fieldwork, supervising research assistants, analysing data and writing first-author publications.

Responsibilities or duties

Bring theoretical and practical expertise in topics such as empirical ethics, benefit sharing, equity, justice, power-relations in health and research systems, organisational and team functioning, health system resilience, and implementing and evaluating complex interventions.

Contribute to building capacity in empirical ethics and health systems research in the programme through: building a small team of staff in Kenya working on the project, supervising masters and PhD level researchers, and contributing to organising training and skills-sharing meetings

Engage with relevant stakeholders in Kenya (including KWTRP managers, senior researchers, ethics committee members, science advisors, health system managers, frontline staff, community representatives), and internationally (including with a frontline staff network, scientific advisors and funders).

Communicate research goals and findings to different audiences through presentations, talks, publications and other written outputs including as appropriate for websites and social media platforms

Ensure the ethical conduct of research and foster an inclusive and supportive research culture

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

A relevant PhD/DPhil in health-related fields such as empirical ethics, anthropology, public health, social sciences, philosophy, health system research, public/community engagement, human behaviour, psychology. Mandatory

Demonstrated experience in planning and undertaking empirical ethics or health systems studies, including planning for and collecting, analysing and interpreting data. Mandatory

Demonstrated ability to conduct and manage complex empirical studies including the supervision of research assistants and data quality assurance so that high quality data is produced. Mandatory

Evidence of ability to produce and publish high quality research that draws on appropriate theory. Mandatory

Experience of working with international research PIs and with frontline health system/ research staff. Mandatory

Demonstrated interest in equity in health systems and research conduct; knowledge and working experience in Kenya an added advantage. Added Advantage

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write reports for different audiences and present the group at meetings. Mandatory

Proficiency in use of qualitative analysis software such as NVivo and, desirable, basic skills in quantitative analysis. Mandatory

Ability to conduct literature reviews including use of specific search strategies. Mandatory

Experience in developing an analytic plan and collating, analysing and interpreting qualitative data. Mandatory

Excellent range of skills across the MS Office suite. Mandatory

Have high energy, clear goal orientation and a strong work ethic. Mandatory

Strong organisation/programme management skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work within tight deadlines. Mandatory

Ability to write clearly for a scientific audience and to present clearly to non-academic audiences. Mandatory

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment and to multi-task. Mandatory

Ability to travel within Kenya to remote areas and reside for periods required to collect data or provide supervision. Mandatory

Ideally the person would be able to travel internationally as part of the multi-country partnership. Mandatory

• Work as scientists in Kenya within the Health Systems Research Ethics including to help develop, conduct and report on a specific set of research objectives.
• Overseeing and managing a budget.
• Conducting literature reviews.
• Writing specific ethics submissions.
• Developing research protocols.
• Refining mixed methods data collection tools.
• Coordinating and conducting fieldwork.
• Supervising research assistants.
• Analysing data.
• Writing first-author publications.
• Bring theoretical and practical expertise in topics such as empirical ethics, benefit sharing, equity, justice, power-relations in health and research systems, organisational and team functioning, health system resilience, and implementing and evaluating complex interventions.
• Contribute to building capacity in empirical ethics and health systems research in the programme through: building a small team of staff in Kenya working on the project, supervising masters and PhD level researchers, and contributing to organising training and skills-sharing meetings.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders in Kenya (including KWTRP managers, senior researchers, ethics committee members, science advisors, health system managers, frontline staff, community representatives), and internationally (including with a frontline staff network, scientific advisors and funders).
• Communicate research goals and findings to different audiences through presentations, talks, publications and other written outputs including as appropriate for websites and social media platforms.
• Ensure the ethical conduct of research and foster an inclusive and supportive research culture.

• Proficiency in use of qualitative analysis software such as NVivo.
• Basic skills in quantitative analysis.
• Ability to conduct literature reviews including use of specific search strategies.
• Experience in developing an analytic plan and collating, analysing and interpreting qualitative data.
• Excellent range of skills across the MS Office suite.
• High energy, clear goal orientation and a strong work ethic.
• Strong organisation/programme management skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to write clearly for a scientific audience and to present clearly to non-academic audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment and to multi-task.

• A relevant PhD/DPhil in health-related fields such as empirical ethics, anthropology, public health, social sciences, philosophy, health system research, public/community engagement, human behaviour, psychology. Mandatory
• Demonstrated experience in planning and undertaking empirical ethics or health systems studies, including planning for and collecting, analysing and interpreting data. Mandatory
• Demonstrated ability to conduct and manage complex empirical studies including the supervision of research assistants and data quality assurance so that high quality data is produced. Mandatory
• Evidence of ability to produce and publish high quality research that draws on appropriate theory. Mandatory
• Experience of working with international research PIs and with frontline health system/ research staff. Mandatory
• Demonstrated interest in equity in health systems and research conduct; knowledge and working experience in Kenya an added advantage. Added Advantage
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write reports for different audiences and present the group at meetings. Mandatory
• Ability to travel within Kenya to remote areas and reside for periods required to collect data or provide supervision. Mandatory
• Ideally the person would be able to travel internationally as part of the multi-country partnership. Mandatory