KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION (KNCV 2016) JOBS

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) is the principal international non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to fighting tuberculosis (TB) worldwide and to strengthening health systems against TB, globally and locally. KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that stimulates effective, efficient and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in national and international contexts.
We are an organization of passionate TB professionals; this includes doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists.

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) is currently recruiting to fill the following positions:

Position 1: Clinical Coordinator (PI).

Location: Lagos State – Nigeria.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Engage private sector leadership to understand and support the study; oversee training for recording and reporting in line with national guidelines; manage the ethical review process, coordinate all field procedures including. ensuring consent, data collection, digitalization, interviewer standardization; SOPs development; coordination with local TB and HIV stakeholders; reviewing raw clinical data to ID issues missed by others; represent study team at key meetings; communicate regularly with staff in-country and in the central office. Willingness to spend >25% of the time in the field is a must.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Clinical Study Coordinator (PI) with a medical degree and either public health or lab/microbiological training, to lead the implementation of a TB Inventory study. Comprehensive knowledge of the public and private health system and TB/HIV diagnostic and treatment services in Lagos required. Successful applicants should have >2 years of experience leading health-related research. Proven understanding of TB pathology, diagnostic procedures, algorithms, screening practices, treatment, risk factors, TB/HIV epidemiology, and biostatistics. Proficiency in English and another Nigerian language is mandatory.
 
 
Position 2: Statistician/Epidemiologist
 
Duties/Responsibilities:
Calculate sampling error, design effect, and develop a method of inferring under-reporting at the state and LGA level. He/she will calculate completeness and matching rates, and conduct interim analyses to detect and correct inconsistencies and errors, flagging them to study staff. The Statistician/Epidemiologist will conduct statistical analyses presenting data in tables, graphs and models as part of study reports for local stakeholders, national and international audiences.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Seeking a Statistician/Epidemiologist to develop and implement a statistical analysis plan in coordination with in-country and international staff for a TB Inventory study. The applicant should have a PhD in Statistics, Epidemiology or Mathematics and have a demonstrated competence in (bio)statistics, survey methodology, sampling, etc. The applicant should be familiar with TB/HIV epidemiology, and competent in software such as MS ACCESS, Epi Data, Link Plus, STATA, R+, SPSS, etc. Knowledge of GIS is desirable, while demonstrated proficiency in English and another Nigerian language is necessary.

Method of Application:
All potential job applicants should write letter of interest attached with CV and sent to:

jobskncvnigeria@gmail.com
 
NB: State the position you are applying for as subject of the email.
Please refer to: http://consultancies.challengetb.org for full description.

Application Deadline: 29th February, 2016

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