Nafasi za Kazi Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa, with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research and policy translation.

Position Summary:
Epidemiologist/Statistician is required to fill the vacant position in Chronic Diseases Clinic project in Ifakara.

Reporting: Head CDCI
Location: Ifakara

Duties and Responsibilities:
• To collaborate with IHI research groups in the design, planning, and analysis of scientific projects within KIULARCO
• To provide support to the core data management facilities in the definition, set-up and description of analysis tables as well as data queries for quality control.
• To contribute to the ongoing development and operation of the KIULARCO reporting tools.
• Processing of various short data analysis requests.
• Working with complex longitudinal database
• Assist with other projects at IHI based on discussion with the project leader or head of thematic group

Education/Qualification:
• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Statistics or related field
• Proficient knowledge of data management procedures

Competences:
• Good programming skills in stata (preferred),SAS or R
• Very good in communication skills, enjoy to closely collaborate in small teams. Open to discuss and implement new development.
• Flexible to collaborate in a complex projects and to manage a variety of responsibilities

Remuneration:
An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.

Mode of Application:
All candidates meeting the above job requirements should channel their application letters with detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact address, e-mail, telephone numbers, and photocopies of academic and professional certificates to recruitment@ihi.or.tz. The dead line for application is 1700hrs, 27 December 2017. All e-mail application heading should read ‘EPIDEMIOLOGIST/STATISTICIAN
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.