Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Epidemiologist

Key Roles & Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following services to Global Programs and/ or its affiliates: -
• Provide leadership and oversight on assigned HIV surveillance projects.
• Maintain collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH), CDC-Kenya and other agencies and institutions, and key partners.
• Develop survey protocols, tools and training materials.
• Develop and review analysis plans, provide interpretation for analysis and write up results.
• Develop and support implementation plans for assigned projects
• Provide feedback and guidance to the statistical team on analysis and statistical outputs.
• Facilitate and lead dissemination of surveillance data through preparation of presentations, reports and scientific manuscripts.
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:
• A Master’s or PhD degree in epidemiology or related field is required.
• Minimum of eight years working in epidemiology, public health, surveillance or related field is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of concepts of disease surveillance and epidemiology.
• Experience and technical expertise with surveillance systems and surveys using varying sampling methodologies.
• Experience preparing survey and surveillance protocols, technical reports and scientific manuscripts
• Experience capacity building on surveillance and epidemiological methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills in working teams with varying areas of expertise to accomplish project objectives.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills; ability to effectively communicate both orally and written complicated epidemiological information to non-technical persons.
• Proficiency in either SAS, STATA or R statistical software packages.
• Fluency in English required.
Deadline: March 11, 2022.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Qualified Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed in the minimum requirements above with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. All applications must include the following:
• Cover letter
• Current CV with names and telephone numbers for three referees
Applications must be sent by email to HR.Kenya@ucglobalprograms.org  with the Email subject.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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