Call for Applications- Fully funded two-year postdoctoral position

The NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Multiple Long-Term Conditions is offering a fully funded two-year postdoctoral position in collaboration with Kathmandu Medical College.

Overview

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has granted funding to the Kathmandu Medical College Public Limited, Public Health Foundation of India, and the University of Leicester for the establishment of a Global Health Research Centre focusing on Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTCs). The Centre’s efforts aim to transform healthcare delivery, offering a more comprehensive approach to managing MLTCs and enhancing the overall well-being of affected individuals in Nepal and beyond.

The fully funded two-year postdoctoral position will be embedded within the Centre, and the selected candidates will work full-time with the Centre investigators with joint mentoring from KMC Nepal and the University of Leicester to conduct research. This may include (but is not limited to) formative research to develop the intervention, health system assessments, designing and implementing pilot cluster randomized controlled trial, full-scale cluster RCT, process evaluation of the trial, participatory action research, etc.  

Skills and Competencies

• Highly motivated with an eye for details
• Strong technical skills with the breadth of knowledge and some in-depth understanding of the area to be explored
• Proficient (or willingness to build skill) in using software for quantitative (Stata or R), qualitative (NVivo), and mixed methods analysis  
• Track record of high-quality research (e.g., at least two publications in peer-reviewed journals or similar to PhD)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and one local language where the work will be done
• Willingness and ability to work with teams and individually  

Experience

• At least one year of experience after PhD (if applicable), or two years after MD, preferably in health/development projects.

Employment Type: Post Doc

Salary: Paid Fellowship

Required Documents

• CV or Bio-Sketch, PhD/Masters Certificate, Statement of purpose (max 2-pages), Two publications (if available where the candidate is the first author, Name, address, and email ID of two references.

How to Apply

Please email the above-mentioned documents as one single PDF to mltc_centre @ kmc.edu.np before April 30, 2025.

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