The main role of epidemiologists is to support outbreak interventions and planning/implementation of epidemiological surveys to identify outbreak areas. In addition, those in this position may manage the investigation of morbidity and mortality as well as the construction and evaluation of an infectious disease investigation system.
ACTIVITIES
- Prepare epidemiological survey protocols such as nutrition survey, mortality survey, and KAP survey; oversee data collection, analysis, reflection of project analysis results, and staff guidance
- Collect and analyse outbreak data, create reports, examine response methods, and determine strategies
- Construct a surveillance system in the project area and analyse data, including system practice, community, and hospital data
- Submit activity reports related to epidemiology and data management (patient files, forms, statistics, databases)
- Manage teams (epidemiological team recruitment, training, performance evaluation, etc.)
Profile requirements
Essential requirements
- Compliance with the essential criteria for all potential candidates
- Master's degree in Epidemiology and/or Masters in Control of Infectious Diseases and/or Masters in Public Health with an epidemiological focus
- Proven practical skills in design, implementation and evaluation of surveys, and in quantitative/qualitative research methods
- Ability to design and implement surveillance and other data collection systems for disease and outbreak monitoring, including mortality and nutritional surveys
- Capacity to train others in appropriate data collection, analysis and research methods
- Experience with relevant software (Microsoft Excel and at least one statistical program, e.g. Epi-Info, SPSS, R)
- Minimum of two years relevant professional experience post-training
- Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months
Desirable requirements
- Medical background
- Familiarity with tropical/infectious diseases
- Experience in emergency response to outbreaks
- Prior experience contributing to scientific publications or demonstrated interest in research
- Available at short notice in emergencies
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Please apply if your skills and experience match the requirements for this role and the essential criteria for all international staff, listed above. Allow approximately one hour to complete to application.
Before starting the application, please prepare the following:
- CV
- Motivation Letter
- Epidemiologist Skills
Note: Please see MSF CV Guide for guidance on how to write a CV for MSF purposes.
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