2 May 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
IRD Occitanie- Research Field
Anthropology » Medical anthropology- Researcher Profile
Recognised Researcher (R2)- Country
France- Application Deadline
2 Jun 2024 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Offer Starting Date
1 Aug 2024- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The structure you will be joining
Since January 2021, the TransVIHMI UMI has been under the auspices of the IRD, INSERM and the University of Montpellier. It has long been involved in a multidisciplinary approach to endemic and epidemic infectious diseases (HIV, tuberculosis, neglected tropical diseases), mainly in West and Central Africa and South-East Asia. The Ebola epidemic of 2014-16 in West Africa, then in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2018, led the unit to develop research projects on emerging diseases in Guinea, then in the DRC.
The Unit approach combines virology, medical sciences, public health and social sciences, and this enables it to engage in multidisciplinary research programmes. The unit has recently obtained several grants for interdisciplinary research projects with major implications for the social sciences. The unit comprises three teams, including one devoted to local cultures and global health.
An attractive mission
The TICKRISK: co-developing preparedness project is led by Tamara Giles-Vernick at the Institut Pasteur and brings together a number of partners, including the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, the University of Bordeaux, the Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, the Institut Français d'études anatoliennes (CNRS) and the École Normale Supérieur de Lyon (ENS).
This study examines the comparative production, translation and public interpretation of scientific knowledge about the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus in France, Spain, Romania and Turkey. TICKRISK brings together anthropologists, historians, a political scientist, tick specialists, social epidemiologists, virologists/clinicians and a citizen science programme. Our main objective is to learn by comparing these countries and to develop health education and risk communication tools adapted to prepare for and prevent epidemics.
The IRD, under the supervision of Almudena Mari Saez, will investigate the production of scientific knowledge on the vectors of CCHFv, the translation of gaps into a surveillance, preparedness and response policy for CCHFv, and local experiences among the public and professional groups concerning ticks, wild and domestic animals, and CCHF in Spain.
Your activities will include
- Carrying out anthropological fieldworks in Spain with people responsible for ecological, viral and epidemiological research; those responsible for managing health alerts and emergencies; patients and healthcare staff; and the population in contact with animals and ticks.
- Conducting analyses, exchanging with researchers from other disciplines, other postdocs and researchers in the consortium, developing anthropological analyses.
- Helping to organise seminars and meetings with project partners.
- Participating in the dissemination of results: describing, interpreting, writing up and presenting research results in the form of survey reports, project monitoring reports, scientific articles or book chapters and oral scientific communications.
Your future team
You will be based in Montpellier and will join Team 3, Local Cultures and Global Health of the TransVIHMI UMI, which includes five other researchers and a study engineer. The team is involved in interdisciplinary projects throughout Senegal, Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Nigeria and Laos.
The person selected for the position will undertake regular missions, of 2 to 3 months, to different parts of Spain relevant to the study of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever. Our main partner in Spain is: Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (UCLM-CSIC). Grupo de Investigación Sanidad y Biotecnología (SaBio).
Requirements
- Research Field
- Anthropology » Medical anthropology
- Education Level
- PhD or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
You have developed the following skills :
- Fluency in Spanish and English (spoken and written), C2 level fluency in French would be a plus;
- You have less than 2 years' postdoctoral experience;
- Ideally, initial experience in scientific writing and publication;
- Have an interest or experience in interdisciplinary research;
- A strong interest or experience in the One Health approach
You have the following people skills :
- Rigour and autonomy.
- Ability to adapt.
- Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and in an international context.
You have a PhD in Anthropology, with particular focus in one of the following areas :
- Medical Anthropology;
- Environmental anthropology, Eco-anthropology, Multi-species anthropology.
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Level
- Good
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
You have a PhD in Anthropology, with particular focus in one of the following areas :
- Medical Anthropology;
- Environmental anthropology, Eco-anthropology, Multi-species anthropology.
- Website for additional job details
https://emploi-recrutement.ird.fr/offre-de-emploi/emploi-chercheur-anthropologu…
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- IRD
- Country
- France
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://emploi-recrutement.ird.fr/offre-de-emploi/emploi-chercheur-anthropologu…
Contact
- State/Province
Occitanie- City
Montpellier- Website
https://emploi-recrutement.ird.fr/offre-de-emploi/emploi-chercheur-anthropologue-h-f_249.aspx- Street
911 Avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier- Postal Code
34000
STATUS: EXPIRED