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Head Public Engagement (Fixed Term Contract Wits A

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COMMUNITY-ORIENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR TALENTED PROFESSIONALDivision:Agincourt: SAMRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research UnitMore info:The South African Medical Research Council / Wits University Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt) is an exceptional health and population research centre based in the Wits School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences. The Unit supports a major research infrastructure located in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga. This includes the Agincourt health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS) established in 1992/3 adjacent to Mozambique, which is a founding Node of the SAPRIN Network. The Unit undertakes interdisciplinary observational and intervention research along the life course involving collaborations with a network of leading global scientists. Focus areas include health and social transitions and their determinants (including migration), adolescent health and development (including HIV, mental health and NCD risk reduction), adult health and ageing (including NCDs, HIV, cognition and dementias), and innovative health systems research. Climate change and health is an emerging emphasis. Graduate training and career development, nested within key lines of research, are central to the Unit’s mandateThe Unit prioritizes public engagement, feedback of findings to individuals and communities, and ‘research-to-policy’ dialogue. Increasingly, co-development of research frameworks, instruments and interventions is integral. Ongoing engagement with health, education and NGO stakeholders is a feature of Unit functioningThe successful candidate will join a talented and hardworking team addressing some of the country and region’s most pressing health and development challenges. Work links closely to national, regional and global R&D networks. Scope for personal academic and professional development is encouragedMain purpose of the job:A challenging position to lead knowledge translation, community and stakeholder engagement, and evaluation in a globally leading population-based research endeavour with over 30 years’ experienceLocation:Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga ProvinceKey performance areas:Contribute leadership and work with the public engagement team, Unit leaders and research teams to:Introduce a well thought out knowledge translation strategy, innovating where appropriate, and grounded in Unit goals, research, and contextPlan effectively to strengthen community and stakeholder engagement that foregrounds research participants and draws on a breadth of evaluation approaches and methodsStrategically involve local/district and provincial stakeholders across health, education, social development, NGO and related sectorsApply process and evaluation frameworks to research involvement of communities and key participant groups such as adolescents, elders, community and service leadersActively contribute to project development across the Unit, including co-creation of r https://protool.gumtree.co.za/external-link-browser.html?url=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi16YS53aGF0am9icy5jb20vY29vcG9iX19jcGxfX18xMTA4XzIwNzg3Nl9fNDk3P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z3VtdHJlZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWZlZWQma2V5d29yZD0=&jid=1857923&xid=1108_207876

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Main purpose of the job: To determine how extended households negotiate and provide care to people with ADRD; as well as how the health and wellbeing of all caregivers are affected by care roles Location: Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga Province More info: The MRC/Wits-Agincourt Research Unit is a leading health and population research centre that supports a major research infrastructure including a health and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS) covering the Agincourt sub-district of rural Mpumalanga Province adjacent to Mozambique. Taking a life-course approach, the Unit undertakes interdisciplinary observational and intervention research collaborating with scientists from South and sub-Saharan African, UK/European, and North American institutions. The two postdoctoral positions relate to a two-year funded grant that will investigate how families and friends provide care and support in the context of dementia within the MRC/Wits-Agincourt study area. The grant is co-led by Professor Lenore Manderson and Dr. Guy Harling. Professor Manderson is a medical anthropologist with extensive research experience across three continents. At Wits, she leads a programme of work around medical interventions, technology, access, and equity, and on chronic care and aging in community settings. Dr. Harling is a social epidemiologist and Wellcome Trust/Royal Society Sir Henry Dale fellow at University College London who has worked in South Africa since 2004. His research focus is on how social connections and social networks both places people at risk for and protect them against, poor health outcomes. The study is concerned with (1) how extended households negotiate and provide care to people with ADRD; and (2) how the health and wellbeing of all caregivers are affected by care roles. Rural South Africa is ideal for examining ADRD caregiving since dementia prevalence is rising, understanding of dementia is limited, formal care is limited, and household structures and social networks are diverse and in flux due to poverty, rapid social change, circular migration, and comorbid conditions – all allowing careful examination of constellations of care. The study will be multidisciplinary, involving both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, including qualitative observation of household activities, in-depth interviews, and quantitative surveys to determine patterns of care and health among residents, non-resident kin, and non-kin. Inquiries about academic aspects of the positions can be directed to Professor Manderson (lenore.manderson@wits.ac.za) for qualitative-focused work or Dr. Harling (g.harling@ucl.ac.uk) for quantitative-focused work. Successful applicants will join a multidisciplinary team and enjoy unparalleled opportunities across all stages of the research process. This will include ethics... https://protool.gumtree.co.za/external-link-browser.html?url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGl0dG8uam9icy9qb2IvZ3VtdHJlZS8xMjM5ODQ1ODQ2P3NvdXJjZT1ndW10cmVl&jid=457335&xid=1239845846

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