Vacancy Number: VPH/PD/MGL/10/12
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2-year contract renewable
Duration: 2-year contract renewable
Total salary & benefits package circa USD65, 000 (tax free*) Base salary from USD 35,000 per annum plus benefits.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. www.ilri.org.
CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by15 research centres that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org.
ILRI seeks to recruit a Post-doctoral Scientist- Veterinary Epidemiologist for ILRI's evolving research addressing zoonotic diseases and other agriculture associated diseases at the interface of agro-ecosystems and human health and nutrition, with emphasis on integrating human, animal and environmental health in both analytical approaches and in interventions.
Key responsibilities:
- Be an active member of a multi-disciplinary team ILRI staff and CGIAR partners within a new CGIAR Program on improving human health and nutrition through agriculture research
- Generate research evidence on improving human health through understanding and managing livestock, and wildlife determinants of health
- Support collaborative Ecohealth/One Health research in a range of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
- Be part of team of epidemiologists and contribute to other activities and research on food-borne disease and animal health
- Contribute generally to the development of livestock for poverty research in ILRI
Requirements:
- PhD in epidemiology, environmental science, public health or a related degree
- Experience working on zoonoses/ ecohealth /public health /risk analysis research in developing countries
- Demonstrated quantitative epidemiological skills such as, field surveys, randomized controlled trials, risk factor studies, multi-level statistical modeling, spatial epidemiology
- Strong English language skills, both written and spoken (proficiency in other language is an advantage)
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently, sometimes to rural areas in developing countries
Post location: The position is based at ILRI's Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Extensive travel to other countries and regions will be required.
Position level: The position is Post Doctoral, dependent on qualifications and experience.
Benefits: ILRI offers a competitive international benefit package. * Benefits are tax free subject to compliance with tax regulations of country of citizenship. Benefits include: – Life insurance – International medical cover for staff and dependents – Education allowance for dependent children – Housing allowance – Baggage allowance – Annual home leave travel allowance – Annual holiday entitlement of 30 days + 11 public holidays.
Applicants should address a cover letter and CV to Human Resource Director explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate's professional qualifications and work experience. Email your application to ilri-Vetepidemiologist@cgiar.org before 16 November 2012. The position title and reference number: VET/PD/MGL/10/12 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website athttp://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/
Suitably qualified women and citizens of developing countries, with experience of working internationally, are particularly encouraged to apply.
