Assistant Research Officer (Geographic Information Systems) – 1 Position;Kemri

Reference Number: AROGIS130715

Category: Research, Science and Biotechnology

Grade: 6.01

Location: Nairobi

Summary:
JOB PURPOSE: The Information for Malaria (INFORM) project (www.inform-malaria.org) was
established as an African initiative to harness the combined effort of national malaria control programmes, researchers and other regional partners to assemble and package malaria information for evidence-based, national malaria control planning. INFORM will be working in several high malaria risk countries in Africa over the next four years to develop detailed malaria epidemiological profiles to support evidence-based decision making for malaria control. This work will be done in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK.

REPORTING LINES:

This position reports to the INFORM Director

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The post holder will:

• Support the assembly and geocoding of a variety of spatial health data
• Develop advanced statistical models to analyse of health data
• Participate in the process of drafting scientific manuscripts and reports
• Maintain a metadata of all assembled datasets
• Contribute to the academic life of the programme through attendance and presentation at seminars, journal clubs etc.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCES:

Essential Qualifications:

• Bsc in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or other computationally intensive disciplines
• Competency in programming in R, Python or equivalent platforms for developing advanced Bayesian spatial and temporal models.
• Good organisation and management skills
• Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written
• The ability to work in different settings and to liaise with different groups

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience in handling large health and household survey data
• Experience in Geographical Information Systems
• Experience within governmental or non-governmental agencies
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

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Candidates must supply an email and telephone contact that will be used when offering interviews. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce ORIGINALS of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates, original transcripts and testimonials, detailed curriculum vitae and valid clearance certificate (certificate of good conduct) during the interviews.

The application closing date is 27th July, 2015.

KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is an equal opportunity employer. Direct or indirect canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. KWTRP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).

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