Project Researcher 1 - (Public Health and the Environment) at University of Lagos (UNILAG)

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The University of Lagos invites applications from outstanding and ambitious individuals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Researcher 1 (Public Health and the Environment)

Location: Lagos

Vacancies exist for outstanding and ambitious researchers in the humanities and social sciences to work full - time at the University of Lagos as part of a large research team on an international Cultural Studies project. The project. 'The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880- present', will span five years. It has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC), an arm of the European Union (EU). The successful candidates will join three teams of researchers on the project - one in the UK, one in Lagos and one in Nairobi - to conduct interviews, gather data, and undertake media studies and content analyses in a variety of urban settings.
The Lagos arm requires three Project Researcher (PRs) in (1) Public Health, Urban Sociology and or the Environment (2) Media and Communications (3) Education to generate data and reports or four key themes - colonialism, the environment, sexuality and ethnicity - and to examine everyday urban practices in Lagos, with particular attention to the ways in which urban encounters and identities are represented and interpreted through English and local- language categories denoting dirt.
The Project Researcher that we need must have sound experience in conducting sustained research preferably at the postgraduate level in relevant disciplines. Proven skills are required in spoken and written English, spoken Nigerian Pidgin and in spoken and written Yoruba. Each Project Researcher must be able to meet strict fortnightly project deadlines. Core provision will be made for tailored research methods training for all Project Researchers in the UK for a 34 week period in March/April 2014.

Essential Requirements:

Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to use discipline-specific software and methodologies for the presentation and analysis of data.
Experience in the completion of independent research projects.
Transcription and translation skills.

Specific Job Descriptions

This project researcher will be responsible for identifying resources and building relationships in the field of public health and waste management. Key areas of qualitative research will include interviews with public health. users and providers, and interviews with users of and residents on local waste management sites. Translation, transcription and report writing skills are essential to this post.
Experience in the identification, collection and interpretation of resources is a core requirement, as well as an ability to work independently in challenging research contexts.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:
Identify core resources and communities in the field
Develop in-depth quantitative questionnaires
Identify build communication with and undertake interviews with individuals in the field.
identify and collect resources in consultation with line managers.

Qualification

A bachelor's degree with a minimum of second class (lower division) and a Masters degree in Sociology or Public Health, or Social Anthropology, or Development Studies. or Environmental Studies, or a related discipline.

Condition of Service

Duration of appointment: Successful candidates will he appointed as project staff on the ERC-sponsored Dirtpol project and shall be employed full-time from 1st February, 2014 to 31st August, 2017, and half-time from 1st September, 2017 to 31st August, 2018 only.
Salary and condition of service: Successful candidates will be appointed at the level of Assistant Lecturers on CONUASS2.

Application Closing Date
12th December, 2013

Method of Application
Applicants should send their CV and a cover letter clearly indicating the following information:

Description of research methods you have used in previous research projects (Max 250 words)
Description of how your skill-set will contribute to the post of Project Researcher on the ERC-Dirtpol project (max. 200 words)
2 research questions you would expect to address if appointed as Project Researcher (max. 100 words)
Successful candidates will be contacted by 18th December, 2013.
Interviews will hold on 9 & 10th January, 2014.

Application letters should be sent as email attachments to: dirtpol@sussex.ac.uk and copied to: poloko@unilag.edu.ng

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