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Job Title: GIS and Statistics Officer – Target Malaria Uganda Jobs 2022
Organization: Target Malaria
Duty Station: UVRI campus in Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Target Malaria Head of Department/ PI
Working hours: This is a full-time position (40 hours per week minimum)
Length of Appointment: Until 31 January 2023 (renewable) with six months probation period
Target Malaria Profile
The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) is a leading health research institution in Uganda, based in Entebbe. Amongst other projects, it is a member of the Target Malaria consortium. Target Malaria is a not-for-profit research consortium that wants to contribute to saving millions of lives from malaria. It includes African, European and North American scientists with a focus on the most malaria-affected countries – currently working in Burkina Faso, Mali and Uganda. The consortium includes a diversity of researchers – molecular biologists, medical entomologists, population geneticists, protein engineers, social sciences researchers as well as risk, regulatory and stakeholder engagement experts.
Our teams are researching approaches that can reduce the numbers of mosquitoes that spread malaria, which would help complement existing control methods. Our research is at an early stage, and while results so far have been promising, there is still a long way to go. By reducing the population of the malaria mosquito, we aim to combat the transmission of the disease. The control method would be a long-term, sustainable, and cost-effective solution to prevent malaria. This project started a decade ago with funding from the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative and is now funded through a program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The project is led by the following values:
For more information, please visit www.targetmalaria.org
A deep commitment to the mission of developing and sharing new, cost-effective and sustainable genetic technologies to modify mosquitoes and reduce malaria transmission is required.
Job Summary:
Target Malaria Uganda is seeking to recruit a GIS and Statistics Officer. This new position has been created to support the team in handling all GIS related work as well as general data handling from Designing tools, Databases, Data analysis and interpretation.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The GIS and Statistics Officer will be responsible and accountable for the following aspects:
Minimum Qualifications
To be successful in this role you must possess the following:
Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
All applications must be in English and include a Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter explaining why this position is attractive and why your profile fits, and three references. Interested candidates should submit their applications marked: “GIS and Statistics Officer” – Target Malaria” to:
The Director,
Uganda Virus Research Institute
P.O. Box 49 Entebbe. Uganda
Email to: [email protected]
OR: hand-deliver to his office at Plot 51-59, Nakiwogo Road, Entebbe.
This Vacancy is Open to the Nationals of Uganda.
NB: We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 4th April 2022
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