Job Description:
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) seeks highly motivated and skilled graduates to join their team as Research Officer Interns, providing specialized training while contributing to the ‘Molecular Surveillance of Malaria in Mainland Tanzania (MSMT2)’ project. The project aims to strengthen malaria molecular surveillance capacity in Tanzania and beyond.
Responsibilities:
- Familiarizing with data management strategies and procedures of the MSMT2 project.
- Supporting the management (cleaning, processing, and analysis) and appropriate storage of the data generated by the project.
- Familiarizing with data-analytics to support the MSMT2 project deliver its milestones.
- Preprocessing and cleaning raw data for statistical analysis.
- Analyzing real-world biomedical data focusing on malaria molecular surveillance.
- Developing statistical computing skills in one of the programming languages (R, STATA, python or SAS).
- Developing oral and written presentation skills.
- Understanding and identifying options for higher studies or developing a career in biostatistics.
- Obtaining training in and applying statistical models (e.g., linear regression, logistic regression, survival analysis) to research questions.
- Generating statistical reports and presentations for research teams.
- Attending and contributing to research meetings, discussions, and journal clubs.
- Develop skills in manuscript preparation for scientific publications.
- Any other areas as may be determined by the Project Leader, Principal Investigator and other superiors.
Requirements:
- Complex problem-solving skills
- Decision-making
- Independence
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Teamwork skills
- Ability to work well with partial supervision
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good commands of both Kiswahili and English
- Adherence to IHI core values (Integrity, Initiative, Equity, Excellence, Accountability)
Application Process:
All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below. The deadline for this application is 17:00 hrs (EAT) on Monday, June 16th 2025. All e-mail application subject lines should include: RESEARCH OFFICER (INTERN IN BIOSTATISTICS) – MSMT2 Project. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. The Senior Human Resources and Administration Manager IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE Plot 463 Mikocheni P.O. Box 78,373 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz
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