Climate and Health Research Scientist

Short Summary

APHRC is recruiting a Climate and Health Research Scientist in Kenya to lead research on the links between climate change and health across African policy and research contexts.

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Climate and Health Research Scientist
• Organization: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
• Country / coverage: Kenya
• Location: Kenya
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Jobs
• Sector: Health
• Compensation: Not specified
• Application deadline: Not specified by source

Description

This role sits within APHRC’s Health and Wellbeing Theme. It focuses on research that identifies vulnerability to climate-related health impacts, quantifies and models climate-health risks, and tests adaptation, mitigation and resilience solutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead research on climate and health, including vulnerability assessment, impact quantification, modelling and intervention testing.
• Lead proposal development, scientific writing and climate-health research strategy.
• Provide technical oversight to multidisciplinary teams spanning climate science, health, epidemiology, policy, communications and data science.
• Build partnerships with African and global research institutions and support consortium-based research delivery.
• Translate evidence into policy insights and engage communities, policymakers and regional bodies.

Requirements / Eligibility

• PhD in environmental health, environmental science, geography, climate science, epidemiology, public health or a related field.
• At least six years of relevant postdoctoral experience in climate-health research.
• Strong publication and scientific writing record on climate and health interlinkages.
• Experience designing or leading multicountry research programmes and developing grant proposals.
• Quantitative skills in climate-health data generation, management, analysis, modelling or attribution science.

Benefits / Compensation

• Appointment may be at Research Scientist, Senior Research Scientist or Principal Research Scientist level depending on experience.
• Internationally Recruited Position within APHRC’s research division.

How To Apply

Use the Apply now button to open the official source page. Prepare the requested CV, proposal, cover letter, application form or supporting documents and submit through the channel stated by the source before the deadline.

Verification Notes

Verified from the APHRC official career page; APHRC lists the May 31, 2026 deadline, so this opportunity should appear in the archive.

Source

Source: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC).