· Category: Health Care
· Employment Type: Contract
· Duration of contract: 9 months with possibility of extension
· Place: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa
· Number needed: On
Roles and responsibilities
· Providing advice for research program leadership.
· Providing technical support and guidance on grant management and application
· Searching and applying for TB and related grants.
· Assisting in the development of best practice research methodologies during grant application
· Initiating, building, and maintenance of relationships with key partners and maintain and develop strategic relationships and share learning with key stakeholders groups in national and international research organizations and universities
· Providing Mentorship, Coaching, and guidance to other EPHI-NTRL staff with less experience on research protocol development, data collection, data analysis, technical report-write-up, manuscript preparation, and publication processes
. PHD in public health with a background in health discipline.
.A total of more than 10 years’ experience of which at least five years of experience in TB related diagnostic and research.
.Technical competency in the diagnosis of infectious diseases (TB preferable).
.Competent in current diagnostic methods for tuberculosis including point-of-care tests
.Experience in bioinformatics application and use
.Fluency in written and spoken English
.Competitive grant writing skill with evidence of grant wining
.Publication track-record in reputable academic and/or journals
.Knowledge on Global End-TB strategies and its alignment with the National Tuberculosis Program and implementation modalities, TB research priority areas, current TB diagnostic algorithm and technologies, leadership and management principles of TB research projects, and project human resources management
Required Skills and attributes
.Strong interpersonal skills in facilitation and stakeholder engagement/coordination
.Excellent communication skills, including public speaking and ability to address complex issues and concepts clearly, concisely and with influence.
.Excellent computer literacy and strong, demonstrable experience of the design and use of quantitative and qualitative research methods
.Excellent writing skill
.Familiarity with the applications of statistical data entry and analysis software (SPSS, STATA, Epi-Data, Epi-Info etc.)
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