22 Nov 2012

Full-Time FIELD EPIDEMOLOGIST – MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL UNIT

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MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL UNIT, THE GAMBIA ADVERTISEMENT

FIELD EPIDEMOLOGIST

 

The MRC Unit, The Gambia is the Council’s largest establishment conducting medical research in a developing country. The Unit aims to improve the health of the people in low income countries by excellence in multi-disciplinary research programmes. We have developed an exciting new research agenda to reflect changes in national and global health priorities. Our new science portfolio is organized around three themes: Child survival, Disease Control and Elimination and Vaccination.

The Disease Control and Elimination theme has recently secured a research grant entitled “Community based scheduled screening and treatment of malaria in pregnancy for improved maternal and infant health: a cluster randomized trial”, funded by the European Union (FP7). We are looking for a Field Epidemiologist to coordinate the activities of the research grant and liaise with colleagues in the other participating 2 countries. Villages in the study area will be randomized to the intervention or control arm. Village health workers in the intervention arm will be trained on performing rapid diagnostic tests on pregnant women and treat them if positive. In addition, the will encourage pregnant women to attend antenatal clinic as early as possible in order to receive sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive treatment. The primary end point is the prevalence of placenta malaria at delivery.

We seek someone with:

Essential

·         -MB BS/MD or equivalent medical qualification

·         MSc in epidemiology or MPH.

·         FWACP part1 or equivalent.

·         Extensive experience in malaria research.

·         Significant experience working in a research institute.

·         Significant experience on research project conducted in low-income countries

·         Track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals.

·         Experience in data analysis.

·         Proven experience of managing staff.

·         Excellent record keeping skills

·         Practical experience in the implementation and coordination of epidemiological studies randomized trials.

·         Capacity to coordinate a complex group of studies




·         Computer literate, e.g. Word, Excel, Email.

·         The ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team

·         Excellent inter-personal skills and a willingness to work with others to overcome problems as and when they arise.

·         Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment, provide mentorship to junior colleagues and supervise MSc and PhD students.

·         Excellent written and spoken English

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Ability to deal sensitively with the collaborators and sponsors

 

Preferred

·         PhD or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

·         Experience in laboratory procedures in research or experience of collaborative research involving laboratory determined outcomes and/or exposures.

·         Experience and demonstrate success in training and supervising research staff.

The post will be for 3 years and is subject to a probationary period of 6 months.

If you are interested and have the skills and abilities for this senior position, please contact the Human Resources Office for an application form and a copy of the job description and person specification for the post. Completed application forms together with photocopies or qualifications should be returned to:

Human Resource Office

Vacancy for: Field Epidemiologist (COSMIC)

MRC Unit, fajara,

P.O. Box 273,

Banjul, the Gambia, west Africa.

Telephone: 00220 4495442-6 & 00220 4494072-9

e-mail: hr@mrc.gm

the closing date for the receipt of applications is 18th December, 2012.MRC is an equal opportunities employer and operates a strict no smoking policy. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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