Postdoctoral Fellow on Air pollution and Build Environment

Background

The Enabling environments for NCD risk reduction in Ethiopia (ENABLE) project is funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe (Grant agreement ID: 101137232). ENABLE aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ethiopia by reducing the life-long prevalence of major NCD risk factors among pregnant women through multi-level actions to promote healthy diets, physical activity and reduce exposure to air pollution in a clean and supportive urban environment. The ENABLE project is dedicated to the implementation of pragmatic and effective interventions for promoting healthy diets, physical activity and reduce exposure to air pollution within a health-promoting urban environment for pregnant women and their families from the antenatal care entry point, as well as from the community.

The project is coordinated by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), and the consortium is comprised of 9 more international and Ethiopian partners. From Ethiopia, Jimma University (JU),Haramaya University (HU)andAddis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), along with international partners from University of Oslo (UiO),Lund University (LU),Uppsala University (UU),Wageningen University (WU),Vital Strategies,andNigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR).

This project is looking for competent and qualified candidates for the following position. Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements are hereby invited to apply immediately.

Duties and Responsibilities

Mapping of temperature with satellite based remote sensing data and assess exposure to heat stress.

Mapping of urban green spaces with satellite based remote sensing and assess accessibility of urban green spaces.

Participate in designing, implementing, and disseminating results of our projects in a policy context.

Lead and contribute to scientific papers such as manuscripts, scoping reviews, and commentaries in relation to climate change and air pollution impacts on health in collaboration with colleagues.

Partake in different study-related activities and tasks, including supporting networking and capacity building activities.

Partake in air pollution/heat measurements.

Continuous communication with the research team and science manager.

Other activities as ordered by the research team lead and principal investigator

PhD in physical geography, or other related fields in the last three years

Prior experience in satellite based remote sensing and GIS

Prior experience in data analysis, interpretation, and presentation

Excellent written and verbal skill in both Amharic and English languages

Prior experience in supervising field research works.

Additional qualifications

Experience in working with Landsat and Sentinel-2 data and knowledge on air pollution monitoring.

Duty station/Location

- The successful candidate will be based in EPHI -Addis Ababa with frequent travels to study sites.

Timeline

- The postdoctoral will be recruited as soon as possible for a period of 24 months.

Management and reporting

- The postdoctoral will work under the project directors(PIs) supervision of the EPHI and NIPHI with oversight from work package lead