Since beginning work in South Africa in 1995, Jhpiego has implemented programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Population Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Jhpiego’s technical focus in South Africa has been on HIV/AIDS, family plan...
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The Epidemiologist will contribute to the epidemiology agenda for surveillance and research the Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases with a focus on emerging zoonotic and vector borne and epidemic-prone diseases.
Responsibilities
Assist with data collection, data cleaning, database development and curation and analysis for small and large data sets, particularly pertaining to NMC but not limited to NMC;
Contribute to development and implementation of epidemiologic studies and surveillance programmes relevant to Centre activities, including study design, data collection, data entry, data management, data cleaning, data analysis and report writing;
Contribute to epidemiological investigations of outbreaks as required;
Write grant proposals and manage grant budgets as required;
Analysis of data from surveillance programmes and epidemiologic investigations
Assist with training and capacity building
Develop reports and contribute publications
Required Qualifications
Masters or PhD degree in Epidemiology/Public Health
Post qualification experience in research, surveillance or clinical trials will be an advantage
Experience in applied epidemiology, public health and communicable diseases essential
Experience in outbreak investigation an advantage
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to produce reports and scientific publications Ability to manage a team and generate new projects (strongly recommended)
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