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Summary: Head Statistics and
Data Management
Summary: Head Statistics and
Data Management
Organisation: UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Executive Director
About UVRI-IAVI:
The UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine Program (the Program),
founded in 2001, is a not for profit organization with offices and research
facilities based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. The
Program’s main activities are conducting research, building capacity and
providing advocacy for HIV/AIDS vaccine as well as molecular and
epidemiological work toward HIV prevention. The Program is mainly funded by the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), USA but also receives funding
from other donors.
founded in 2001, is a not for profit organization with offices and research
facilities based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe. The
Program’s main activities are conducting research, building capacity and
providing advocacy for HIV/AIDS vaccine as well as molecular and
epidemiological work toward HIV prevention. The Program is mainly funded by the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), USA but also receives funding
from other donors.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement data
management procedures and programs as well as data quality control systems
for all research studies and service programs. - Design data entry screens
and data analysis programs including relational databases for longitudinal
studies. - Conduct statistical data
analyses and participate in writing manuscripts, reports, and grant
proposals - Ensure proper storage,
archival and security of all data and data collections forms. - Supervise and train staff
in the Statistics and Data Management Unit in data management and quality
control. - Train technical research
staff on analysis of data.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- All candidates should
hold Bachelors’ degrees in Statistics with a Masters degree in
Biostatistics/Statistics or Demography (with concentration in
Biostatistics). - At least five years post
graduate experience in Biostatistics and Data Management in a Health
Research Organization spanning cohort studies and clinical trials that
involves linkage of participants’ data across survey rounds. - Hands-on skills in data
management, analysis and programming as well as supervision of subordinate
staff are a must. - Proficiency in Stata and
Visual FoxPro are required. - Knowledge of other
software programs is an added advantage.
Job Terms: Salary is attractive, negotiable.
How to Apply:
Please send written cover letter along with copies of
academic certificates, Curriculum Vitae, day-time telephone contact numbers and
names of three professional referees should be sent to:
academic certificates, Curriculum Vitae, day-time telephone contact numbers and
names of three professional referees should be sent to:
Hard copies: Operations Manager UVRI-IAVI HIV Vaccine
Program Ltd P.O Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Program Ltd P.O Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda
Electronic copies to emails: info@iavi.or.ug
Deadline: 25th
November, 2013 by 5:00 pm
November, 2013 by 5:00 pm
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