In A Nutshell
Work on the coordination and timely delivery of the research and academic initiatives of the Lancet Countdown, including the annual Global Lancet Countdown Report, Regional Reports, special issues, and additional academic and research outputs.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have strong quantitative and data analysis skills, ideally with expertise in climate and geospatial data; will contribute to the Lanet Countdown’s research on climate change and health; and will lead on data management, data translation activities, and the programme of open data and data sharing for the Lancet Countdown.
This role offers the opportunity for an early career researcher to work with over 300 researchers that contribute to the Lancet Countdown and to develop and expand a research portfolio in the field of climate change and health in support of the overall Lancet Countdown aims and personal career development.
Skillset
The post holder will have a PhD or equivalent working experience in climate science, epidemiology, statistics, data science, or related field with strong quantitative methods and data analysis.
It is essential that the successful candidate has advanced knowledge of quantitative methods and statistics, advanced proficiency in R or a similar coding language and experience in the analysis of geospacial data.
The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and critical thinking skills and excellent drafting and editing skills, with an excellent command of English, and the ability to adapt scientific content to a broad range of audiences.
The ideal candidate will also be highly organised, with attention to detail and will have the ability to work both independently and within a multidisciplinary team, especially across cultures.
The role requires that the post holder is willing to travel and to occasionally participate in meetings outside of normal working hours.