Job title : Epidemiologist
Job Location : North West,
Deadline : December 18, 2024
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Responsibilities Manage the NMC data Contributes to NMC surveillance to understand trends in relation to outbreaks and notifiable medical conditions. Training surveillance officers, epidemiologists and health care workers on NMC Produce training material and develop SOPs on NMC Deliver scheduled trainings as detailed in training plan. Build relationships and establish mechanisms of collaboration with other institutions (NICD centers, Provincial departments of Health, National Programs and other centers that contribute to NMC data, e.g. Leprosy center and Poison Centre) Participates in meetings and calls with partners and collaborators Provide epidemiological support in the development of research protocols, research design and supervision, grant proposals and dissemination of results within the Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response Participate in the writing and submission of reports, scientific papers and presentations to relevant scientific meetings Participate in relevant internal, provincial, national and international meetings Provide supervision and management of junior staff and participate in teaching and training within and outside NICD Comply with any reasonable and lawful instruction issued by the manager
Required Qualifications MSc Epidemiology/ MPH (With Field Epidemiology Training Specialization) Valid Driver's license Knowledge of epidemiology and statistical methods Experience with Notifiable Medical Conditions Computer literacy and high levels of competence with data management programmes (Excel, Access, SQL, etc.) Knowledge of statistical analysis programmes (Stata, R) and or GIS Understanding of the outbreak response Excellent interpersonal and written / verbal communication skills Leadership and management skills Problem-solving skill Time management skills Thorough attention to detail Team-orientated Scientific writing skills.
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