Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Pursue PhD studies in Epidemiology.
• Extending VCOM as part of your PhD studies.
• Training and use of OpenMalaria simulation platform.
• Enhance your understanding of mosquito biology and related fields.
• Enhance programming skills by working on specific projects.
• Enhance mathematical modelling, data management and analysis skills.
• Gain experience on how to participate in a team of research scientists.
• Gain training on how to write research grants.
• Participate in writing reports, scientific manuscripts, and other outputs to disseminate results in
• technical working groups, local and international conferences, and peer-reviewed journals.
• Seek support from senior scientists to apply for grants.
• Provide support to undertake different reviews related to infectious disease modelling projects.
• Assist with any other duties as directed by the program coordinator.

Qualification and Experience
• Holder of Master of Science in Epidemiology, Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, Statistics, or any other related discipline from a recognized university.

Skills and Competencies
• Strong background in Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, Statistics, or any other related fields.
• Proficiency with statistical software R is a must.
• Experienced with data analysis packages, e.g., STATA, R, MATLAB.
• Strong data management and data analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English, with good presentation skills.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and as part of a team on large research projects.
• Having some knowledge of mosquito biology and infectious diseases is a plus.
• Mathematical modelling in infectious diseases experience is a plus.
• Experience with publishing in international peer-reviewed journals is a plus.
• Adherence to both IHI and Swiss TPH core values is mandatory.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
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Human Resources Manager
IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE
#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz 

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