Research Officer
Agriculture, Food and Veterinary,Agriculture,Health and Medical,Medicine and Dentistry,Nutrition,Biological Sciences,Botany,Zoology,Social Sciences and Social Care,Social Policy,Social Work
Short info about job
Company: Institute of Development Studies
Salary: £25,486 to £38,068 per annum, (depending on skills and experience) in the IDS grade 6 range.
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Academic or Research
Phone: +44-1577 6245147
Fax: +44-115 3954223
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Detail information about job Research Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy
Hours per week: 35 (1.0 FTE)Contract type: Fixed term for 9 months
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global charity for research, teaching and information on international development, based in Brighton.
We are seeking to recruit a highly-motivated Research Officer to join the core 'Health and Nutrition' team. The successful candidate will support the evolving programme of research and policy engagement work being carried out by both IDS-based and overseas partner researchers under the ‘Social, Economic and Environmental Drivers of Zoonoses in Tanzania (or SEEDZ)’ Project. This BBSRC-funded research project examines changes in livestock-keeping practices and zoonotic disease risk and the Research Officer will work on one specific aspect of this research, namely zoonotic disease framings and policy processes.
Working as a member of a supportive team, the postholder will have the ability and initiative to work autonomously, sometimes with minimal supervision, to play a key role in developing 'SEEDZ publications and events and to facilitate effective communication with researchers based in the partner countries as well as with the wider programme network.
Applicants will have a social science Masters or PhD on Zoonotic Diseases and Policy Interventions along with excellent in-depth and theoretical knowledge on: Zoonosis, disease/‘one health’, Policy processes and livelihoods. The role requires excellent analytical and synthesis skills and demonstrable ability to undertake skilled, nuanced and careful academic writing.
IDS’ vision is a world in which poverty does not exist, social justice prevails and the voices of all people are heard in national and international institutions. We believe that generating, mobilising and sharing knowledge, through research, teaching and communications plays a key part in realising this vision.
Vacancy Particulars
Closing date: Monday 2 October 2017 at 10amInterview date: Monday 9 October 2017