Job Title: Statistician/Epidemiologist
Company: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV)
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: PhD/Fellowship
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Field: Engineering / Technical
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KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) is the principal international non-profit organization exclusively dQualifications/Experience:
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.
Job 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, nationaJ and international audiences.edicated 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.
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