Postdoctoral Fellow in Sexual Health

il y a 2 semaines


Antwerpen, Belgique Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Temps plein

**ITM vacancies**:
Postdoctoral fellow in sexual health

Department of Public Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health

**Introduction**:
More than 480 staff members at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) contribute every day to improving the health of millions of people worldwide. Our researchers conduct more than 200 scientific projects in the fields of tropical medicine and international health. Our teaching staff welcomes more than 500 professionals from around the world each academic year to attend our highly regarded medical courses. Tens of thousands of travel and STI consultations take place in our clinic each year, and our internationally recognized reference laboratories examine many hundreds of thousands of samples.

There is only one way we can accomplish these very diverse tasks: thanks to a great passsion for our mission. Does ITM appeal to you as a workplace? If so, we would be delighted to welcome you as a postdoctoral fellow at the Sexual Health Unit of the Department of Public Health.

The mission of the Department of Public Health of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp is to conduct public health research of international standing, provide postgraduate educa-tion of high quality and engage in service delivery with the ultimate goal to advance public health. The department is organized into multidisciplinary research groups, including public health specialists, epidemiologists, and social scientists.

The Sexual Health Unit, within the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Group, Dept of Public Health, aims to contribute to the prevention of HIV and the improvement of sexual health more generally, mainly (but not only) in resource-limited settings, through linking scientific research, advanced education, policy support and capacity-strengthening. We use quantitative, qualitative and mixed method inter-disciplinary approaches (e.g. epidemiology, sociology, anthropology, psychology, demography, implementation research) to understand risk and vulnerability and to evaluate interventions to improve sexual health outcomes. We are looking to strengthen the epidemiological research capacity within the Sexual Health Unit by recruiting a quantitative post-doctoral researcher who will develop research lines related to HIV prevention, with a particular focus on HIV prevention and the sexual health of youth.

**Assignment**:

- You will support ongoing research projects in the domain of HIV prevention and sexual health, including men’s sexual health, and explore possibilities to develop additional projects.
- You will contribute to education and capacity strengthening activities of the SRH Group in the domain of sexual health, including through teaching on postgraduate courses and on the Master of Public Health
- You will report to Dr. Bernadette Hensen and collaborate with others within the SRH Group, other research groups within ITM and partners outside ITM, including partners in low
- and middle-income countries.

**Profile**:
We are looking for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher passionate about HIV prevention and sexual health research. This is a unique opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team on a variety of research projects, develop your own research ideas, broaden your network of research partners, and contribute to high-quality teaching and capacity-strengthening activities of the SRH Group.

Competencies and skills
- You hold or are nearing completion of a PhD degree in public health, epidemiology, or related field.
- You have experience in the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiological studies.
- You have experience using R or another quantitative data analysis package.
- You have experience conducting rigorous sexual health research, ideally with a focus on HIV prevention.
- You have experience publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
- You have experience interpreting and communicating data generated from research.
- You have excellent knowledge of English.
- You are willing to travel overseas as required.
- You have good organizational and analytical skills, are able to work independently as well as part of a team and across cultures respectfully, and are open-minded.

Additional
- Knowledge of French and/or Dutch is an asset.
- You have experience working in low
- or middle-income countries.

**Offer**:
The ITM is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive institute. We strive for excellence and relevance, integrity, sustainability and persistence and fairness. Your assignment contributes to the socially relevant mission of the ITM. We value human dignity and diversity, academic creativity and a critical spirit, solidarity and cooperation, and the well-being of employees, students, patients and clients. We offer you:

- A full-time appointment for 1 year, extendable upon funding and positive evaluation.
- A collegial working environment with attention to work-life balance and individual growth and development.
- A workplace in the middle of th


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