Armauer Hansen Research Institute Researcher I - Clinical Epidemiologist Jobs in Ethiopia

Armauer Hansen Research Institute Researcher I - Clinical Epidemiologist Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 223246

Category: Research and Development

Location: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa

Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)

Employment Type: Full time

Salary: As per the Institution government salary scale including benefit packages

Job Description

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia.

The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae).

AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.

AHRI would like to hire qualified candidate in the position of Researcher I under Knowledge Management Directorate.

Job Description

A Researcher I (Clinical Epidemiologist) is a medical professional who works on studying disease and the way it spreads so that to explore evidence on improving clinical and patient oriented healthcare.

Clinical epidemiologists conduct research, as well as oversee public health research activities and train other researchers on clinical and epidemiological research.

She/he typically work in an office or laboratory setting, as well as out in the field research activities with clinical and public health research professionals.

Researcher I also prepare and present proper research procedures in case of a disease outbreak.

The Researcher I will be part of the knowledge management directorate team and s/he will develop research digest and policy briefs to strengthen evidence generation that enhance dissemination of scientific data and use of information for decision making.

Duties and Responsibilities

Oversee research on various diseases or disease outbreaks

Compile research data for review

Develop procedures or policies related to disease control in a medical facility, community or school

Consult with healthcare facilities about disease control procedures

Develop educational resources to minimize disease issues

Work with public health departments to control disease related issues

Design, develop, and participate in studies while overseeing them as well

Interpret and analyze data gathered during research

Evaluate the results of medications and/or health care to better understand their safety or effectiveness

Work to locate sources of disease outbreaks

Develop evidence based procedures to enforce policies regarding disease control for hospitals, communities and schools, and provide support.

Lead the planning and implementation of clinical epidemiological studies

Oversee research protocols, scientific review of abstracts and manuscripts, generated by AHRI staff and students

Conduct research on

disease outbreaks and case studies in order to determine and fine tune response protocol.

Develop the setup of the study by writing a specific plan outline, including the sample population, analytical measures and concepts used for data interpretation.

Provide onsite trainings and design capacity building activities to AHRI staff, students, FmoH staff and other elevant stakeholders on use of evidence for decision making and knowledge management.

With the knowledge management team, develop/ update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), guidelines, reports and other relevant documents; and ensure these documents are effectively used.

Perform other related tasks as assigned by supervisors

Personal Attributes:

The candidate for the job is expected to have

Relevant experience in design and development of studies, gather and compile research data and document lessons learned.

Demonstrated excellent communication, advocacy, liaison and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate with various stakeholders: express concisely and clearly ideas and concepts in written and oral form.

Critical thinking skills and ability to work under minimum supervision Excellent proficiency in English (writing and speaking) Strong computer literacy (MS office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet use)

Excellent experience in scientific data analysis, interpretation and presentation
Well-developed report writing skills, Experience in writing policy briefs, scientific reports and in using other research output dissemination mechanisms for diverse audiences such as government and donors.

Proven experience in manual and guideline preparation.

Good general work habits, capacity building and people skills

Committed to the values of integrity, accountability, transparency, and scientific rigor

Practical experience in medical research
Basic understanding in health research ethics and in national and international laws related to health research

Well organized; flexible to working off-working hours or weekends as needed

Job Requirements

Education, Experience & Publication Point:

MPh/MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and 6 years of experience and 7 publication points:
OR

PhD in Clinical Epidemiology and 4 years of experience and 6 publication points

TB research experience is required

How to Apply

Interested applicants who fulfilled the above requirements should ONLY send the following through ethiojobs.net on or before September 28, 2019.

A CV/resume (not more than 7 pages)

A cover letter (not more than one page)

A one/two pages table summarizing your educational background, publications, work experiences, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process

Please write down your publications in your CV.

Please do not submit copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

No. Required: 01 (One)

Employment Type: Permanent (government) employment basis.

Armauer Hansen Research Institute Researcher I - Clinical Epidemiologist Jobs in Ethiopia