Overview

 Job Title: Research Officer/ Scientist – INTERN – (6 Posts)

Answers to/ reports to: Senior Research Scientist

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)

 

Overview of the Institute:

The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is Africa’s foremost research organization, having a track record of inventing, testing, and verifying health-related technologies. The Institute’s focus on research, training, and services has expanded to include biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery, and policy translation.

 

 

The Position Summary:

The Ifakara Health Institute is looking for a Research Officer or Research Scientist to join the team as an intern and mentee to the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) Dar es Salaam Node, an African-based regional office for MAP responding to the growing demand for country-specific subnational risk mapping analyses, the need to bolster the technical support provided to national programs, and enhancing leadership, R&D in advanced modelling and analytical capacity for endemic-country

MoDD Africa expands on MAP’s malaria modeling by analyzing environmental, vector, and health system interactions.

The role will be for at least three months, with the possibility of being extended depending on performance and project requirements. The chosen candidate will be stationed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, or one of our African partner institutions.

 

The duties and responsibilities:

The intern and mentee will carry out the following duties:-

  • To practice dissemination and research skills and capacities while actively responding to queries from malaria control programs (NMPs) and other stakeholders in Africa’s endemic areas.
  • To enhance their analytical and programming skills.
  • To perform data collection and extraction.
  • To perform data management and visualization.
  • To have the opportunity to plan and implement mini initiatives with time-bound deliverables that contribute to the overall goal and scope of both projects.
  • Adhere to institutional policies and procedures.

 

 

The Qualifications and Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant topic, such as statistics, mathematics, data science, or a related quantitative study.
  • The knowledge of public health, disease epidemiology, vector-borne diseases, and ecology is advantageous.

 

The skills and competencies:

  • Proficient in data analysis tools like R, Python, and QGIS, as well as dashboard development and machine learning, with a desire to learn more.
  • The ability to pay attention to details, self-reflect, and manage time effectively.
  • The Multilingual: English, Swahili, French, and Portuguese.
  • Must adhere to IHI’s basic values.

 

The Remuneration:

  • Successful candidates will be offered an excellent and competitive remuneration package based on the IHI salary scale.

 

 

An Equal Opportunity.

The IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional bias, discrimination, and harassment of any type in the workplace and during recruitment.

Our recruitment method adheres to Tanzanian labor regulations and focuses entirely on job needs and qualifications.

 

 

The mode of application:

Candidates who satisfy the employment requirements should send their application letters, curriculum vitae (CV), contact information (email, phone/cell), and copies of academic and professional credentials to the email address provided below.

The deadline for this application is 12 p.m. on Monday, February 17, 2025.

All email application subject lines should include the following: [Research Officer/Scientist- Intern – MAP- EA].

Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

This position is accessible to applicants from Africa, particularly those from malaria-endemic areas.

We definitely encourage female individuals to apply.

Senior Human Resources and Administration Manager

The IFAKARA Health Institute,

Plot 463 Mikocheni.

P.O. Box 78, 373

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Email address: recruitment@ihi.or.tz.