[Jobs] Position Available: Senior Research Fellow-ICF Macro]

Leora Lawton llawton at berkeley.edu
Mon May 10 15:56:28 PDT 2010


*1000000168 --- Senior Research Fellow-Demographic and Health Surveys*

Health, Education & Social Programs
International Health and Development
Calverton, MD
Recruiter: Jennie Salehi-703-934-3387

**About ICF International***
*ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) partners with government and commercial
clients to deliver professional services and technology solutions in the
energy and climate change; environment and infrastructure; health, human
services, and social programs; and homeland security and defense
markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise
and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the
entire program life cycle, from research and analysis through
implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving
government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral
institutions. More than 3,500 employees serve these clients worldwide.
ICF's Web site is www.icfi.com <http://www.icfi.com>.

**Job Description:**

ICF Macro has an opening for a Senior Research Fellow for a position as
Senior Advisor for Analysis with the MEASURE Demographic and Health
Surveys project.  The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project
assists developing countries to implement household-based surveys in the
areas of maternal and child health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, malaria,
and nutrition. Currently, DHS employs some 60 staff consisting of
demographers, sampling statisticians, data processing specialists,
public health experts, data dissemination specialists, editors, and
document production specialists. The position is based at Macro's
headquarters in Calverton, Maryland.

**Key Responsibilities:**

    * Serving as a member of the MEASURE DHS project's senior management
      team
    * Directing the project's program of interdisciplinary research for
      which the annual output includes 5-10 cross-country studies, 15-25
      working papers and publications in peer-reviewed journals
    * Supervising the work of four full-time analysts and several
      part-time staff working in the project's analysis activities
    * Overseeing the project's capacity building activities including
      workshops with fellows and host-country counterparts
    * Representing the project at conferences and technical meetings

**Basic Qualifications:**

    * Ph.D in demography, epidemiology, international health, or similar
      discipline with 10 years of experience in social science or health
      research
    * Extensive publication record, preferably in peer-refereed journals
    * Demonstrated skills in the analysis of international survey data,
      including the DHS
    * Experience in policy and program-relevant research and
      communicating research findings to non-technical audiences
    * Prior background in training and mentoring, especially in
      host-country settings
    * Fluency in French, Spanish or Arabic, in addition to English, is
      desirable
    * This is a full-time position requiring up to 20% overseas travel.

ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent
development program, and fosters a highly skilled, energized and
empowered workforce.

ICF International is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Employer - M/F/D/V

For a listing of other career opportunities at ICF, please visit our
Career Center at www.icfi.com/careers/ <http://www.icfi.com/careers/>

*1000000168 --- Senior Research Fellow*

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-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)
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