环境健康研究顾问（兼职），为期六个月，每周工作三天

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Research Studies

• Conduct desk research based on needs from various environmental health projects, including WASH-related health impacts, lead (Pb) exposure, and children’s environmental health risks.
• Support the design and implementation of public health impact assessment research, monitoring and evaluation studies, using qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Support the design of evaluation studies, including protocols, questionnaires, sampling plans, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate study implementation, ensuring ethical clearance, liaising with market research companies in collaborating countries, troubleshooting, and maintaining frequent communication with all necessary staff to ensure high-quality project implementation.

2. Data Analysis and Reporting

• Support high-quality research reports and writings, including informative data analytics and appealing data visualizations.
• Maintain quantitative and qualitative datasets for ongoing projects and writings.
• Conduct analysis as necessary and directed, using advanced statistical approaches.
• Produce visually appealing data representations for use in reports or other technical writings and for use in the media.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and drafts of academic papers as provided by the team.

3.  Communication and Collaboration -

•  Work closely with Vital’s strategic communication colleagues to produce knowledge materials.
•  Support colleagues in producing reports, presentations, and other dissemination material on key research insights and findings, to donors and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education & degree

 Master's degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, or other relevant major. Three years relevant experience in statistics, research, data visualization

Skills & abilities

•  Professional oral and written proficiency in English and Chinese.
•  Strong understanding of public health surveillance in China.
•  Strong foundational understanding of public health principles, especially epidemiology, analysis, terminology, and exposure assessment;
•  Excellent epidemiologic and data analytic skills, including the ability to use statistical software and GIS packages (e.g., R, Stata, SAS) to calculate weights and conduct multivariate analyses.
•  Proficiency in statistics and quantitative research methodologies; strong statistical competencies that can be applied to environmental health data.
•  Prior experience working in government and/or in collaboration with governmental health or environmental ministries preferred;
•  Prior work experience with international non-governmental organizations preferred;
•  Experience conducting public health surveillance;
•  Experience managing complex data flows;
•  Communication abilities, encompassing verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, are necessary.
•  Attention to detail and effective organizational skills.
•  Flexibility and the capacity to collaborate with diverse, international teams and work on different time zones.
•  Self-motivated individual with excellent follow-through and resourcefulness.
•  Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate relationships and develop partnerships among diverse governmental and civil society stakeholders, communicate effectively to technical and non-technical audiences, and contribute to an interdisciplinary international team;
•  Outstanding organizational skills and ability to successfully manage competing priorities and meet deadlines;
•  Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, and make sound, informed decisions;
•  Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Experience:

•  Experience in research and supporting projects from inception to conclusion.
•  Experience in data analysis software such as: SPSS, STATA, R, Python, Tableau, NVivi or Atlas required.
•  Experience in generating research content for technical reports, white papers, policy briefs, factsheets, and academic writings for audiences of varied technical knowledge.
•  Experience in representing data and information using visuals such as graphs, charts, maps, and more.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

   Ability to work in the Beijing office following Vital’s hybrid work schedule

How to apply

Please send your CV both in English and Chinese, a cover letter, to chinarecruitment@vitalstrategies.org. Write “Environmental Health Research Consultant” in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

岗位职责:

1. 研究工作

•  根据环境健康项目的需求开展桌面研究，包括与水、环境卫生和个人卫生（WASH）相关的健康影响、铅（Pb）暴露以及儿童环境健康风险等领域；
•  采用定性和定量研究方法，支持公共健康影响的监测与评估研究的设计与实施；
•  参与设计评估研究，包括设计和制定研究方案、问卷、抽样计划和实施计划等；
•  协调项目实施过程，与合作方及相关人员保持有效沟通，合理解决研究中出现的问题，确保项目高质量推进。

2. 数据分析与报告

•  支持高质量研究报告和论文的撰写，包括提供深入的数据分析和清晰直观的数据可视化成果；
•  维护现有项目和文件中的定量与定性数据，确保数据的完整性和可用性；
•  根据项目需求，运用高级统计方法开展数据分析，提供可靠的研究结果；
•  制作用于报告、论文和媒体传播的图表等；
•  根据团队需求，协助准备报告、PPT及论文等。

3. 沟通与协作

•  与卫健策略的战略传播团队密切合作，制作相关的知识宣传材料；
•  协助团队为合作伙伴及其他利益相关者制作报告、PPT及其他材料，用于呈现关键研究成果和重要发现。

任职资格:

教育背景：

   具有公共卫生、环境卫生、流行病学或其他相关领域的硕士学位，且拥有三年及以上统计分析、研究工作及数据可视化方面的实际经验。

技能要求：

•  具备优秀的中英文口头和书面表达能力；
•  深入了解中国公共卫生监测的现状和体系，具有扎实的公共卫生基础知识，尤其是在流行病学、数据分析、相关术语及风险暴露评  估领域；
•  熟练掌握流行病学分析与数据处理技能，精通 R、Stata、SAS 等统计软件以及 GIS 软件，具备计算权重和执行多元分析的能力；
•  能熟练应用统计学和定量研究方法，将统计技能高效应用于环境健康的数据分析；
•  拥有政府机构工作经验或与政府卫生/环境部门合作的经验优先；
•  有国际非政府组织（INGO）工作背景者优先；
•  具备公共卫生监测和复杂数据流管理的实际经验；
•  出色的表达与沟通能力，能够以口头和书面形式清晰传递信息，具备优秀的人际交往能力；
•  高效的规划和执行能力，能够管理多项任务并在截止日期前完成工作；
•  适应性强，能够灵活应对跨团队合作需求，并适应跨时区工作环境；
•  积极主动，擅长跟进任务和解决突发问题；
•  能与政府部门和利益相关方建立有效的合作关系，推动伙伴关系发展；
•  在国际化跨领域团队中，能积极贡献专业能力和协作精神；
•  具备优秀的组织能力，可同时管理多个优先事项，并能够主动决策和独立完成任务；
•  熟练使用微软办公软件（如 Excel、Word、PowerPoint、Outlook等）。

经验要求

•  具有从项目启动到结束的全流程研究和支持的经验；
•  熟悉使用 SPSS、STATA、R、Python、Tableau、NVivo 或 Atlas 等数据分析和可视化软件；
•  具备为不同技术背景的受众撰写技术报告、政策简报、论文等研究内容的经验；
•  具有利用图形、图表、地图等方式直观表现数据和信息的能力。

其他要求

   能够按照卫健策略的工作制度在北京办公室工作。

如何申请

请将您的中英文简历和求职信发送至邮箱：chinarecruitment@vitalstrategies.org。在主题栏写上“兼职顾问 -环境健康研究”。只有入围的候选人才会被联系。