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Postdoctoral Fellow in WASH, Poverty, and Health

Job Description

Job Title

Postdoctoral Fellow in WASH, Poverty, and Health

Job Description

The University of Notre Dame seeks to appoint a postdoctoral scholar in WASH, Poverty, and Health to support a multi-year project on Innovative Solutions to Interlinked Water Insecurity, Poverty, and Poor Health in Africa’s Urban Slums, sponsored by the Notre Dame Poverty Initiative. The Project’s long-term goal is to understand how poverty interacts with water insecurity to exacerbate health disparities in slums and develop interventions to address these intertwined challenges. The postdoctoral scholar will be advised by an interdisciplinary team of PIs, namely Kyle Bibby (Environmental Engineering), Ellis Adams (Geography and Environmental Policy), Liz Wood (Global Health), Mat Sisk (GIS), and Santosh Kumar (Developmental Economics). Candidates should be available to travel to Malawi for fieldwork. The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility for renewal subject to performance and funding availability.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mixed methods background and experience developing, conducting, and analyzing surveys and interviews. Preferred candidates will have some familiarity with GIS and randomized control trials and have field research experience in sub-Saharan Africa. This position will report to Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative, The Keough School of Global Affairs, and the Eck Institute for Global Health.

Responsibilities
The postdoctoral fellow will lead efforts to collect quantitative and qualitative data on household poverty and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) experiences in Malawi. They will
  • Develop survey instruments and interview and focus group protocols
  • Lead/coordinate survey data collection in Malawi
  • Lead/coordinate qualitative data collection in Malawi
  • Collect spatial data and work with research team to generate risk maps
  • Facilitate research meetings with collaborators in Malawi
  • Perform other research-related duties required for the project, including data analysis and manuscript writing for peer-reviewed publications.

Interested candidates should email (with position title in the subject line) a single PDF file of a cover letter, CV, and at least two references to ndwash2024@gmail.com.

Minimum Qualifications

PhD in Public Health, Public Policy, Health Sciences, Applied micro-economics/Health Economics, Geography/Spatial Sciences, Political Science, Sociology, Environmental Social Science, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Urban Planning, or a related field by the start date.

Experience with various types of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods in areas around WASH research

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested candidates should email (with position title in the subject line) a single PDF file of a cover letter, CV, and at least two references to ndwash2024@gmail.com.

Department

Pulte Institute for Global Development (43322)

Department Website

pulte.nd.edu

Family / Sub-Family

Research / Research - Social/Behavioral

Career Stream/Level

Other

Pay ID

Semi-Monthly

FLSA Status

P1 - Postdoc

Job Category

Other

Job Type

Full-time

Schedule: Hours/Week

40

Schedule: # of months

12

Job Posting Date (Campus)

07/30/2024

Job Posting Date (Public)

07/30/2024

Job Closing Date

12/31/2024

Posting Type

Open To All Applicants

Posting Number

S251228

Quick Link for Internal Postings

https://jobs.nd.edu/postings/35334

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