Post Doctorial Research Fellow (Durban) at Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)

Description

Research Fellowship in Adolescent Mental Health in HIV  

Nothando Ngwenya’s research focuses on human behaviour in adverse and complex social-ecological systems. This work is strongly anchored in understanding how adversity and ill health shapes behaviours, and the implications of these interactions for resilience and wellbeing when living with a long-term condition such as HIV. This programme of work has a goal of contributing to the reduction of burden of suffering of mental health for adolescents through task-sharing scale-up interventions. This work is based at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) an independent, transdisciplinary scientific research institute based across two campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in South Africa. 

Requirements

Minimum Qualification

• A doctoral degree in a relevant field which may include but is not limited to clinical psychology, medical anthropology, or statistics/bioinformatics. Other desirable qualifications include:  
• Record of scholarly publication, including first-authored scientific journal articles.
• Expertise in research design and data analysis, including any of the following: clinical trials, grounded theory, systematic reviews, etc.
• Demonstrated track record engaging in fieldwork, involving meeting with stakeholders including adolescent study participants, clinicians, community members, and researchers.
• Experience working in or collaborating with researchers in mental health and HIV.
• Prior supervision of research team or coordination of research activities in low and middle income settings.
• Current knowledge of mental health problems and services in South Africa

Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Nothando Ngwenya, the fellow will assume mentored responsibility for:  

• Acting as the lead scientific liaison for day-to-day oversight of research activities, including conducting and leading data analyses across the study components, financial reporting, etc.;
• Supporting the design of data collection instruments, obtaining IRB approvals, analyzing associated data, writing manuscripts, and submitting these for peer reviewed publication;
• Working with the research teams in Durban and Somkhele to support the implementation of study protocols and to monitor data collection and quality in the field;
• Supervising, orienting, and training project students and staff who contribute to these efforts. Ability to manage virtual meetings and to travel as required to project sites is required; And,
• Supporting capacity building at the project sites through presenting work to local stakeholders and research collaborators, providing guidance and mentorship to research staff involved in different aspects of the research project, and engaging stakeholders at the study sites and globally in dissemination of the project findings.

Closing date: 04 November 2022