The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) is a university-wide initiative dedicated to interdisciplinary research focused primarily on the quantitative social science of population change, socioeconomic development, and public health. Our goal is to produce population-based evidence that will better inform policies needed to create healthy and resilient societies.
The HCPDS is seeking a full-time, experienced Project Manager (PM) to serve on its NIH-funded study, Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies in South Africa (HAALSA). Over ten years ago, HAALSA began as a community-based longitudinal cohort study nested within the heath and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Agincourt, South Africa. Recently, this flagship project has been renewed for the next 5-year period, which will include continuation of the community cohort study, as well as the launch of a nationally representative survey in South Africa. The goal of this research project is to explore aging in South Africa, with focal areas in cognitive health, cardiometabolic disease, HIV and HIV treatment, public policies, social determinants of health, and health inequalities. Research focuses on exploring the interrelationships between: Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias; physical and cognitive functioning; lifestyle risk factors; household income & expenditure; depression and mental health; social networks and family composition; HIV infection; and cardiometabolic disease. HAALSA is currently collecting a fourth wave of data on the community cohort, and the team is concurrently preparing to collect the next wave of dementia-specific data (2025), followed the launch the nationally representative survey (2026).
The PM will report to the project director and will work closely with her to strategize and implement effective systems for the day-to-day administration, management, planning, and execution of HAALSA deliverables. The PM will be involved in most aspects of the project, including preparing for the next two critical years of data collection; liaising with the HCPDS finance and grants manager; overseeing human subjects and IRB processes; and collaborating with the HCPDS communication manager on the project’s website, branding, and research dissemination. The PM will serve as team lead to one full-time research assistant who handles meeting logistics, travel coordination, and publication tracking, amongst other tasks.
This is a full-time appointment starting in late fall 2024. This position has a one-year term limit from date of hire with a strong possibility of renewal.
This is a hybrid role. The PM will be required to be onsite 2 days/week in Cambridge, MA. Specific days and schedule will be determined in consultation with the HAALSA project director.
Candidates are asked to visit the project and HCPDS websites for more information.
https://haalsi.org/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/
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