Research Positions for African Policy on Disability & Development (A-PODD)
Two Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for 3 years
Four Research Assistantships for 1 Year, one in each of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia & Malawi
We seek people with experience in researching disability issues for the above positions which will be based at the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, with associated appointments at the Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin and The Secretariat of the African Decade for Persons with Disability. Post-Doctoral Fellows should have completed, or be completing, a PhD in disability or a closely related area, and be willing to travel between Ireland, South Africa, and two of the project countries.
Research Assistants should have a degree in a relevant social or health science, or evidence of operating at an equivalent level. Research Assistants may be considered for fully-funded registration for a Masters in Research at Stellenbsoch University. Limited travel to South Africa will be required with Research Assistants based in one of the four project countries. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from persons with disability.
Project description
A-PODD is a three year project funded by the (Irish) Health Research Board and Irish Aid. A- PODD is led by Prof Mac MacLachlan, Centre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin; Ms Gubela Mji, Centre for Rehabilitation Studies,
Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and Mr A.K. Dube, The Secretariat of the African Decade for Persons with Disability.
This research investigates how disability can be put on the agenda of national and international development initiatives. It focuses on how research evidence can be utilised to inform the policy environment (such as PRSPs and SWAps), development institutions (such as the IMF, World Bank and WHO), as well as less formal local, community and grass-roots decision making and inclusion efforts.
A-PODD will undertake four country case studies: in Sierra Leone, a country emerging from conflict that resulted in many people being disabled; Malawi and
Uganda, the only two African countries that have Ministries for people with disabilities; and Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, with significant geographical barriers and a highly dispersed population, presenting significant
challenges to the inclusion of people with disability. Our comparative analysis will inform disability policy and implementation within the region. Barriers and
facilitators will be identified along implementation pathways, and so too will local means and mechanisms of addressing these. Country reports will be discussed at a concluding workshop to which governments, civil society, donors, researchers and
others will be invited. A code of best practice will be drawn up for Moving Evidence to Action on African Disability Policy.
Salaries
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows will be appointed in the range €25,000-30,000 (Euro)
Research Assistants will be appointed in the range €8,000-10,00 (Euro)
Interested applicants should send
1) A statement of interest
2) A Curriculum Vitae
3) Contact details for at least two referees (at least one of which should be an academic).
To either:
1. Ms Magdalena Szewczyk, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College, Dublin.
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2. Ms Annette Coetzee, Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Health Science Faculty,
Tygerburg, Cape Town, South Africa.
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3. Mr A K Dube, The Secretariat of the Africa Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
Cape Town, South Africa.
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The project starts in October 08 and we look forward to making appoints as soon as possible.
Best wishes,
Mac.
Personal page
http://www.tcd.ie/Psychology/Malcolm_MacLachlan/index.html
School of Psychology page
http://www.tcd.ie/psychology
Centre for Global Health page:
www.medicine.tcd.ie/global_health
Dublin Psychoprosthetics Group page:
http://www.tcd.ie/psychoprosthetics
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