Description:
As a part of the project Strenthening mental health through community support networks, implemented by PIN, within the German-Serbian Development Cooperation project Social Welfare Services for sensitive groups, funded by GIZ, PIN is opening a call for an expert to conduct research on mental health difficulties and strengths among the local population in Serbia, as well as mental health risk and protective factors.
The research expert will be expected to:
- Conduct desk research on mental health of population in Serbia, protective and risk mental health factors
- Propose the research methodology and develop field research plan based on that methodology
- Select/develop assessment tools in line with proposed methodology
- Collaborate with the research agency that will provide data collection
- Analyze and interpret data
- Write and publish dissemination materials
- research report
- advocacy brief
- scientific article
- Present study results to stake-holders and general public through press conference and/or public event
Period of Services: between 10th of October 2021 and 31th of March 2022.
Working hours estimation 100 hours.
Research service value estimation 7.500,00 euros.
Eligibility:
The call is open to researchers with relevant background in social sciences, psychology, public health, etc. All-carrier stage researchers are eligible; both independent researchers and researchers affiliated with academic institution are eligible to submit offers.
The advantage will be given to candidates that fulfill the following criteria:
- PhD degree in Psychology
- Minimum ten years of relevant research experience in private or public sector
- Strong track-record of leading research projects (i.e. first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals; single author monographs/books/chapters; PI position on the national or international research projects)
- Publishing record in the field of mental health and public health
- Expertise in psychological assessment, psychometrics, and data analysis.
- Experienced in communicating scientific research results to wider audience through research reports/advocacy briefs, etc.
- Experience in working with international donors.
- Advantage will be given to academically affiliated experts.
Selection criteria:
- Expert’s qualifications.
- Relevant previous research experience; credentials of principal investigator /research team; number, level and type of previous publications; successfully delivered similar projects.
The offer must include:
- Expert’s CV highlighting the experience relevant for this project.
- Relevant previous research experience; credentials of principal investigator /research team; number, level and type of previous publications; successfully delivered similar projects.
The researchers are encouraged to submit other documents that speak to their competences and could be relevant for assessment of ability to deliver the project (e.g. similar previous research reports/scientific publications list/thesis/project contracts/letters of recommendation).
Offers with all supporting documents should be submitted in electronic form via e-mail: office@psychosocialinnovation.net no later than 1st of October 2021 at 12:00 (GMT+2).
