Post-doctoral Research Fellow

3 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa Africa Health Research Institute Full time

The Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) to work with an interdisciplinary team on a new project which seeks to estimate the social, economic, health and healthcare impact of the April 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods on PLHIV and evaluate high priority policy interventions using participatory methods and multi-criteria decision analysis.

1. PhD in Economics, Development studies, Social Sciences or related disciplines

2. Have completed, or be about to complete, their PhD degree

3. Strong Quantitative and Qualitative Skills: Proficient in mixed methods analysis (e.g. cluster analysis)

4. Experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder workshops is desirable

5. Experience with local and regional NGO/CSO environment

6. Knowing the local language is desirable

**Closing date is 31 May 2024.



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