Senior Research Methodologist — Principal Investigator, Multimodal Survey Experiment
Core
Lead a methodological experiment testing hybrid (phone + in-person) survey designs against standard Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in West and Central Africa to generate evidence-informed decision frameworks for the DHS Program.
Role type
Principal Investigator (PI) for a grant-funded multimodal survey experiment
Builds
Evidence-informed decision framework and transferable guidance for the DHS Program and survey-research community
Domain
Public health, international development, survey methodology
Required skills
probability sampling, complex survey design, dual-frame estimation, small area estimation, mode-effects analysis, study protocol development, IRB/ethics submissions, fieldwork coordination, cost-quality frontier analysis, peer-reviewed publication, grant leadership
Preferred skills
DHS survey experience, biomarker data collection, West/Central Africa fieldwork, phone-based data collection, national statistical office partnerships, French proficiency
Technologies
RDD, list-based sampling, hybrid survey designs
Responsibilities
Provide overall scientific leadership for the experiment from design through dissemination; convene and lead a technical working group of external experts; lead development of the full study protocol and oversee IRB/ethics submissions; direct the analytic core including sampling, power design, and estimation; lead development of a cost-quality frontier; provide support to fieldwork including malaria biomarker collection; lead post-hoc simulation of design configurations; lead final reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts; serve as primary technical liaison to funders and partners; mentor and coordinate a multidisciplinary team
Seniority
Principal Investigator, grant-funded project leadership