Research Officer/Scientist – Intern (6 Posts) at Ifakara Health Institute
Position: Research Officer/Scientist – Intern (6 Posts)
Reports To: Senior Research Scientist
Work Station: Dar es Salaam
Apply By: 17 th February 2025
Institute Overview
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track
record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate
for research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering
biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and
policy translation.
Position Summary
Ifakara Health Institute is looking for 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 necessity to bolster the technical support provided to national programs, and
enhancing leadership, R&D in advanced modelling and analytical capacity for endemic-country
modelers and institutions.
Modelling for Decisions in a Dynamic Africa (MoDD Africa) compliments MAP work through
taking a deeper dive into the adaptive malaria modeling looking at environmental, vectors and health
systems relationships. The position will be for a minimum of three (3) months with the possibility to
be extended based on performance and project demand. The successful candidate will be based in
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or at partner institutions within our network in Africa.
Duties and Responsibilities
The intern and mentee will perform the following duties; –
- Practice dissemination and research skills and capacities while actively responding to the
questions from the malaria control programs (NMPs) and other malaria stakeholders from
endemic countries in Africa.
- Enhance their analytical, programming.
- Perform data gathering and extraction.
- Perform data management, and visualization.
- Have opportunity to design and implement small projects with time-bound deliverables that
contribute to the overall objective and scope of the two projects.
- Abide by institutional policies and procedures.
Qualification and Experience
- Completed Bachelor or master’s degree in relevant fields including statistics, mathematics,
data science, or similar quantitative disciplines.
- Knowledge of public health, disease epidemiology, vector-borne diseases and ecology is desirable.
Skills and Competencies
- Ability in using tools to examine, analyse and process data such as R, Python, QGIS;
developing dashboards, machine learning tools and eagerness to expand those skills.
- Ability to keep attention to details, self-scrutiny, and with time management abilities.
- Multilingual – English, Swahili, French, Portuguese.
- Must adhere to IHI core Values.
Remuneration
- An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI
salary scales.
Equal Opportunity
IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment
of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on
job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour
laws of Tanzania.
Research Officer/Scientist – Intern (6 Posts) at Ifakara Health Institute
Mode of Application
All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together
with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell
phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.
The deadline for this application is 12.00 noon on Monday 17 February 2025. All e-mail
application subject lines should include: [Research Officer/Scientist- Intern – MAP- EA].
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.
This position is open for applicants from Africa, especially those from malaria-endemic
regions.
Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Senior Human Resources and Administration Manager
IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: [email protected]