MRC - UVRI Statistician Jobs in Uganda

The post-holder will join a research programme that is aimed at understanding the burden
and drivers of Non Communicable Diseases (with a major focus on diabetes) in Uganda, and
why these disorders may manifest differently in Africa compared to high-income countries.

A particular area of interest is the potential interactions between infection, notably HIV, and
NCDs.

Other areas of research include designing and testing interventions to improve care of
chronic conditions.

Job Purpose:

The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to provide statistical support in the design, conduct and evaluation of clinical trials, epidemiological studies and community-based
interventions carried out by the programme, including carrying out statistical analysis of data from these projects and preparing the results for publication.

The post holder will be a member of the Unit’s Medical Statistics and Data Management section
which currently has eight statisticians and over 25 other data personnel who work in data
management, programming, transcription and archiving.

The section enjoys close links with
the Tropical Epidemiology Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and
works closely with medical statisticians and epidemiologists from this group in London.

The post-holder will be expected to make occasional visits to our study clinics, sites and
communities and s/he may occasionally be required to stay overnight at one of our research
stations around the country.

There may also be occasional travel to take part in conferences or meetings nationally and internationally.

The post holder will also be encouraged to contribute to the Unit’s training and teaching activities and will be expected to provide statistical support and advice to the research programme’s lab technicians, project leaders
and PhD candidates.

Roles & Responsibilities

Essential

Core: