Researcher, CORE Project Job UoN

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ADVERT REF: (AD/4/221/26), 2 POSTS

The Project:

Community-Focused Oral-Health Research for Equity (CORE), is a NIHR Global Health funded programme led by Professor Richard Watt (University College London) and Dr. Carol Guarnizo Herreno (National University of Colombia). The programme aims to assess the impact of oral health inequalities within the four Low- and Middle-Income countries; Colombia, Brazil, Kenya, and India and determine the influence of commercial determinants on oral health and test public health interventions and system reforms to reduce oral health inequalities.

The position:

The position holders will join a multi-country research programme, contributing to the development of research protocols, training research staff, collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data, and preparing research outputs. This six-month position, renewable subject to funding availability, offers an exciting opportunity for early-career researchers with an interest in dental public health.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Dental Public Health or a related field, or substantial research experience in a global health setting.
• Experience in training research teams and collecting/analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with partners.

How to Apply

Notes:

• Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies of certificates and curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone contacts and e-mail contacts;
• Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;
• Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations;
• The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;

Late applications will not be considered;

Applications should be emailed as one file in PDF to: recruit-prscorep@uonbi.ac.ke

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026