The Position
The position is domiciled in the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Health Sciencies, under the Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA) at the University of Nairobi.
Duties and Responsibilities
Contribute to the design of studies, implementation and reporting of epidemiological data
Extract, organize, store and catalogue large health datasets from multiple sources
Conduct data wrangling processes on large and complex health and healthrelated datasets
Develop dashboards to visualize trends in health data
Implement applied epidemiological modelling techniques (statistical, geospatial) to help provide insights in disease transmission and interventions to control and eliminate diseases
Mentor undergraduate students and recent graduates taking internships at CEMA
Job Specifications
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Geographical Information Systems, Economics, or Actuarial Science
Demonstrated experience developing high quality dashboards in R (provide links to deployed apps)
Demonstrated experience working with health and health related data (provide links to GitHub accounts showing completed projects)
Demonstrated possession of quantitative skills (statistical analysis and/or modelling)
Experience working within academic settings and linked to addressing policyrelevant analytical questions
Excellent computer skills and familiarity with R statistical software
Excellent communication (written and spoken) and interpersonal skills
Tenure and Terms of Appointment
The tenure of this job is one (1) year; appointment is on contract which can renewed based on performance, mutual agreement and the project period.
NOTESCLOSING DATE: 23, APRIL, 2024
Apply via :
recruit-dsracema@uonbi.ac.ke
