The Professorship for Global Health, Technical University of Munich is inviting applications for a PhD candidate to support the EU-funded research project on “Disentangling and Preventing Economic Violence against Women in India (ECOVI)”.
The professorship examines disease and health from a social science perspective, with a special focus on countries of the Global South. Main research topics covered at the Professorship include gender-based violence, gender equality and female empowerment, links between economic factors and health outcomes, and research ethics. This PhD position is offered within the EU-funded research project “Disentangling and Preventing Economic Violence against Women (ECOVI)”.
The PhD position (75%, 30h/week, pay grade E13 TV-L) offers residence in Munich, Germany, and regular travel to India (target states: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh). The position will be limited to three years.
Roles/Responsibilities
- Providing input on the randomised controlled trial (RCT)/study protocol for ECOVI
- Supporting the conceptualisation, preparation, and programming of the data collection tools for the quantitative and qualitative data collection in India
- Supporting the development and adaptation of an intervention curriculum for a community-based intervention to address economic abuse against women in India
- Supporting the in-field training of data collectors and programme facilitators
- Running daily data quality checks during data collection and liaising with the filed team on approaches for troubleshooting
- Assisting with data cleaning and data analysis
- Working towards three first-authored PhD papers using primary data collected as part of the ECOVI project or relevant secondary data
- Deriving policy recommendations from the research and facilitating their dissemination in India and the region
- Actively participating in the intellectual life at TUM and at the Professorship for Global Health
Eligibility
- Master’s degree (M.A. or M.Sc.) in health sciences, development economics, sociology, psychology, or related fields
- Substantive interest in violence-related research
- Strong quantitative methods and statistics skills and proficiency with Stata or R
- Strong spoken and written English; fluency in Hindi desirable (basic knowledge of Telugu/Marathi an added advantage)
- Experience with primary data collection, survey design, experimental research methods desirable
- Prior work with grassroots organisation/NGOs/development research organisations beneficial
- Strong intercultural skills to be able to work in internationally composed teams and openness to travel and work in urban and rural areas of India
- Strong interest in translating research findings into policy recommendations and liaising with policymakers in India and beyond
Application Details
- Completed application form (should be completed in font 10pt)
- Current curriculum vitae (CV)
- Transcripts of all university-level coursework
- Writing sample that illustrates analytical and writing skills (in English or German)
- Contact information for two references
The complete application should be sent to in a single email to ja*************@tu*.de. Review of applications will begin 15 July 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
For further information, contact Mr. Bastian Gruschwitz (+49.89.907793.320, ba****************@tu*.de).
