Postdoctoral Position in Environmental Epidemiology

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The Mother and Child in the Environment cohort (The MACE birth cohort) is looking for a highly skilled postdoctoral candidate to join our research project titled “The Adverse Effects Of Ambient And Indoor Pollution On Childhood Respiratory Development”. We are investigating whether environmental pollution and heat is associated with small airways disease in childhood in a sample of children within the MACE cohort.  The 12 month post-doctoral position is based in Durban, with the possibilities of renewal for a second year.

 

To be eligible to apply for this postdoctoral position candidates are required to:

·       Hold a PhD in environmental epidemiology, exposure science or clinical technical fields

·       Have data management and quantitative analytic skills

·       Hold prior experience working on health related research projects.

 

Candidates will be short-listed using the following criteria:

·   Depth and breadth of prior experience working on health-related research projects.

·   The strength of two reference letters.

·   Strength of your academic writing ability.

·   Strength of your motivation.

·   Availability to travel within Durban, and work in the selected communities

·   Work outside office hours in engaging with communities and research participants

 

Advantages:

·       Fluency in isiZulu.

·       Previous health project experience working with children and/or mothers.

·       Previous experience of working on environmental health research.

·       Previous project management experience.

·       Previous experience or training in human rights and/or community activism.

·       Valid driver’s license.

 

Interested candidates should send the following to MS Kareshma Asharam at ramchar4@ukzn.ac.za the subject line MACE Post-doctoral Position
before the 30 APRIL 2024:

 

·       A covering motivation letter, indicating what you bring to the project and what you plan to do with the postdoc to build your future career.

·       Proof of completion of Doctoral Studies.

·       A full CV.

·       A copy of a published piece of work/ or chapter from your Phd thesis.

·       Two reference letters from academics who know your research work.

·       Proof of identity, and if needed work/study visa.