Health Economics Research Assistant at Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria

Project Overview

• The Strengthening Global Health Security Agenda in Nigeria (SECURE-NIGERIA) is a United States’ Centers for Disease Control (US CDC) funded project. A component of this project seeks to build capacity for Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) surveillance personnel through a training program on an advanced epidemiological data analysis.
• The training program will comprise an initial 2 weeks in-person training, follow up virtual sessions, and development of an online self-paced learning modules.

The training program is designed to build competencies of selected NCDC personnel in:

• Knowledge of statistical terminologies and use of Stata to perform statistical analysis
• Knowledge and use of descriptive epidemiology to analyze disease exposure relationships
• Practice of statistical analysis of epidemiological studies and sample size calculations
• Practice of statistical hypothesis testing using Stata
• Knowledge and practice of linear correlation and regression with Stata
• Knowledge and practice of follow-up studies in surveillance and survival analysis on Stata.

Purpose / Scope of Consultancy
IHVN is seeking a qualified biostatistician and epidemiologist to apply as a consultant to support this training program as follows:

• Develop a framework for the advanced epidemiological data analysis training program
• Develop and review audio-visual modules for in-person and online self-paced courses
• Facilitate in-person training sessions

Minimum Requirements
A Biostatistician with:

• A Ph.D. Degree in Biostatistics
• At least 10 years’ experience in the Nigerian public health or education sector
• Advanced statistical analysis skills
• Knowledge of survey methodology and the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) framework in Nigeria
• Proficiency in mathematical modeling of epidemic/outbreak surveillance and response
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in the use of statistical analysis package (SPSS, STATA, SAS and/or R) and visualization tools (particularly, MS Excel and Power BI)
• Proficient in the use of geographical information system (GIS) tool (QGIS and/or ArcGIS) for mapping, visualization and spatial analysis
• Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills

An Epidemiologist with:

• A Ph.D. Degree in Epidemiology or Consultant Public Health Physician with expertise in Epidemiology
• At least 10 years’ experience in the Nigerian public health or education sector
• Expert knowledge of outbreak investigation, disease surveillance methods and the IDSR framework
• Proficiency in mathematical modeling of epidemic/outbreak surveillance and response
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.