Senior Research Methodologist - Principal Investigator, Multimodal Survey Experiment
Core
Lead a multimodal survey experiment testing hybrid (phone + in-person) designs against standard Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in West and Central Africa to preserve biomarker data quality and generate transferable guidance.
Role type
Principal Investigator (Senior Research Methodologist)
Builds
Evidence-informed decision framework and transferable guidance for the DHS Program and survey-research community
Domain
Public health, demography, survey methodology, low- and middle-income countries
Required skills
probability sampling, complex survey design, dual-frame estimation, small area estimation, mode-effects analysis, study protocol development, IRB/ethics submissions, grant leadership, peer-reviewed publication, fieldwork coordination in low- and middle-income countries
Preferred skills
DHS survey experience, biomarker data collection, West/Central Africa fieldwork, phone-based/multimodal data collection, national statistical office partnership, French proficiency
Technologies
RDD, list-based sampling, hybrid survey designs
Responsibilities
Provide scientific leadership from design through dissemination; convene technical working groups; lead study protocol and ethics submissions; direct analytic core (sampling, weighting, estimation); develop cost-quality frontier; support fieldwork and biomarker collection; lead post-hoc simulations and decision-tree guidance; author reports and manuscripts; serve as technical liaison to funders and partners; mentor multidisciplinary team