Health Economics Research Assistant at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)

The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer through the provision of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, and care and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at national, state and local levels. The vision of the Institute is to be a leader in providing quality health services, capacity building and research in West Africa and beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Economics Research Assistant

Location: Flexible
Office / Department: International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE)
Position: Capacity Building on Advanced Epidemiological Data Analysis (2 Consultants needed)
Scheduled Work Times: Flexible
Duration: 3 Months (26th April - 26th July)
Immediate Supervisor/Reports To:  Principal Investigator SECURE-Nigeria & Project Director SECURE-Nigeria

Project Overview

• The Strengthening Global Health Security Agenda in Nigeria (SECURE-NIGERIA) is a United States’ Centers for Disease Control (US CDC) funded project. A component of this project seeks to build capacity for Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) surveillance personnel through a training program on an advanced epidemiological data analysis.
• The training program will comprise an initial 2 weeks in-person training, follow up virtual sessions, and development of an online self-paced learning modules.

The training program is designed to build competencies of selected NCDC personnel in:

• Knowledge of statistical terminologies and use of Stata to perform statistical analysis
• Knowledge and use of descriptive epidemiology to analyze disease exposure relationships
• Practice of statistical analysis of epidemiological studies and sample size calculations
• Practice of statistical hypothesis testing using Stata
• Knowledge and practice of linear correlation and regression with Stata
• Knowledge and practice of follow-up studies in surveillance and survival analysis on Stata.

Purpose / Scope of Consultancy
IHVN is seeking a qualified biostatistician and epidemiologist to apply as a consultant to support this training program as follows:

• Develop a framework for the advanced epidemiological data analysis training program
• Develop and review audio-visual modules for in-person and online self-paced courses
• Facilitate in-person training sessions

Minimum Requirements
A Biostatistician with:

• A Ph.D. Degree in Biostatistics
• At least 10 years’ experience in the Nigerian public health or education sector
• Advanced statistical analysis skills
• Knowledge of survey methodology and the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) framework in Nigeria
• Proficiency in mathematical modeling of epidemic/outbreak surveillance and response
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the use of statistical analysis package (SPSS, STATA, SAS and/or R) and visualization tools (particularly, MS Excel and Power BI)
• Proficient in the use of geographical information system (GIS) tool (QGIS and/or ArcGIS) for mapping, visualization and spatial analysis
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills

An Epidemiologist with:

• A Ph.D. Degree in Epidemiology or Consultant Public Health Physician with expertise in Epidemiology
• At least 10 years’ experience in the Nigerian public health or education sector
• Expert knowledge of outbreak investigation, disease surveillance methods and the IDSR framework
• Proficiency in mathematical modeling of epidemic/outbreak surveillance and response
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.

Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2022.