Haramaya University- Project
Haramaya University is one of the oldest Universities in Ethiopia, with its first intake in 1954. It is about 17km from the city of Harar, 40km from Dire Dawa (where there is a regional airport), and 510km East of Addis Ababa. The College of Health and Medical Sciences is based on a campus in Harar town to facilitate training of students in nearby hospitals. This campus also hosts the office of the two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS).
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is a middle level position. Job holder will be responsible for undertaking service delivery related activities in the environment that meets business objectives in accordance to the set standards.
Key Responsibilities
First point of contact for all IT enquiries.
Is fully accountable in meeting allocated technical/ and /or project/ supervisory objectives.
Establish milestones on delegated duties for the following duties but not limited to, working closely with suppliers and internal teams: to monitor, manage, and ensure continuous improvement of the IT Service Quality, ensuring IT industry Best Practice is followed to deliver highly available solutions in alignment with business objectives
To answer the help desk phone, log calls, and resolve minor issues
To route tickets to the most appropriate support engineer
To check-in visitors’ laptops and ensure they are configured correctly for our network
To receive newly purchased ICT equipment and record in the ICT asset register
To assist with the management of ICT invoices and bills
To take care of all necessary administrative activities, assisting in maintaining accurate records on the service knowledge management
First point of contact for all IT enquiries.
Make sure that all incidences, problems, service requests are categorized and updated accurately.
Design FAQs’ on the knowledge management system to address clients frequent support enquiries.
Delegate tasks to Desktop engineers and oversee the incident through its lifecycle.
Work with procurement team to bring to a conclusion IT item purchasing, delivery and recording these items in the CMDB.
To collect metrics on Service Level Agreements and ensure they are tabulated accurately.
Record IT Changes on receiving the risk and impact assessment briefs from Development and Infrastructure Change Advisory (CAB) Board members and broadcast scheduled communications on an IT change as required by the change process.
To keep the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) up to date. This includes maintaining an updated Service Knowledge Management System
Project Management of tasks as assigned by the Service Delivery Manager
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree holder, preferably in Computer Science, BSc Information Technology, Bsc Software Engineering, Business Information Technology with at least 1 years’ professional experience in Service Desk/Helpdesk/User Support.
Knowledge of Service Delivery and Service Support disciplines as defined under ITIL.
Knowledge of ITIL Standards in Service Management
Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, User support or Management, i.e. A+.
Knowledge in defining and monitoring SLA’s.
IT Services Impact and Operations assessment
Excellent customer support and communication skills
Experience of installing and supporting Windows 20xx, 7, 8.x
Knowledge of Active Directory support and management
Knowledge of installing and configuration of a Microsoft Exchange Server 201x, Microsoft Lync, DHCP, DNS, radius and GPO support and management
Good understanding of: Enterprise systems, firewall concepts, network-based storage solutions, and server hardware
Desirable
ITIL Foundation and Service Offering and Agreements Qualification (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
Understanding of an IS Strategy and implications for infrastructure.
Understanding of technical architectural issues.
Excellent Communicator, written and verbal with a friendly and professional approach
Good logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgement in the resolution of problems.
Ability to multi-task in dealing with several different problems at a time.
Ability to work under high pressure, meet deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters under minimum supervision.
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Haramaya University is one of the oldest Universities in Ethiopia, with its first intake in 1954. It is about 17km from the city of Harar, 40km from Dire Dawa (where there is a regional airport), and 510km East of Addis Ababa. The College of Health and Medical Sciences is based on a campus in Harar town to facilitate training of students in nearby hospitals. This campus also hosts the office of the two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS).
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is a middle level position. Job holder will be responsible for undertaking service delivery related activities in the environment that meets business objectives in accordance to the set standards.
Key Responsibilities
First point of contact for all IT enquiries.
Is fully accountable in meeting allocated technical/ and /or project/ supervisory objectives.
Establish milestones on delegated duties for the following duties but not limited to, working closely with suppliers and internal teams: to monitor, manage, and ensure continuous improvement of the IT Service Quality, ensuring IT industry Best Practice is followed to deliver highly available solutions in alignment with business objectives
To answer the help desk phone, log calls, and resolve minor issues
To route tickets to the most appropriate support engineer
To check-in visitors’ laptops and ensure they are configured correctly for our network
To receive newly purchased ICT equipment and record in the ICT asset register
To assist with the management of ICT invoices and bills
To take care of all necessary administrative activities, assisting in maintaining accurate records on the service knowledge management
First point of contact for all IT enquiries.
Make sure that all incidences, problems, service requests are categorized and updated accurately.
Design FAQs’ on the knowledge management system to address clients frequent support enquiries.
Delegate tasks to Desktop engineers and oversee the incident through its lifecycle.
Work with procurement team to bring to a conclusion IT item purchasing, delivery and recording these items in the CMDB.
To collect metrics on Service Level Agreements and ensure they are tabulated accurately.
Record IT Changes on receiving the risk and impact assessment briefs from Development and Infrastructure Change Advisory (CAB) Board members and broadcast scheduled communications on an IT change as required by the change process.
To keep the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) up to date. This includes maintaining an updated Service Knowledge Management System
Project Management of tasks as assigned by the Service Delivery Manager
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree holder, preferably in Computer Science, BSc Information Technology, Bsc Software Engineering, Business Information Technology with at least 1 years’ professional experience in Service Desk/Helpdesk/User Support.
Knowledge of Service Delivery and Service Support disciplines as defined under ITIL.
Knowledge of ITIL Standards in Service Management
Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, User support or Management, i.e. A+.
Knowledge in defining and monitoring SLA’s.
IT Services Impact and Operations assessment
Excellent customer support and communication skills
Experience of installing and supporting Windows 20xx, 7, 8.x
Knowledge of Active Directory support and management
Knowledge of installing and configuration of a Microsoft Exchange Server 201x, Microsoft Lync, DHCP, DNS, radius and GPO support and management
Good understanding of: Enterprise systems, firewall concepts, network-based storage solutions, and server hardware
Desirable
ITIL Foundation and Service Offering and Agreements Qualification (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
Understanding of an IS Strategy and implications for infrastructure.
Understanding of technical architectural issues.
Excellent Communicator, written and verbal with a friendly and professional approach
Good logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgement in the resolution of problems.
Ability to multi-task in dealing with several different problems at a time.
Ability to work under high pressure, meet deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters under minimum supervision.
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Haramaya University- Project
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is an entry level position for this opening. The holder will be responsible for software development of Software applications in the environment that meets HHR objectives in accordance to set standards.
Key Responsibilities
Enables and implements software development and implementation processes through the set framework.
Collecting user system requirements for evaluation
Design, codes, tests, corrects, and documents programs and assists in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered information or communication systems.
Making specific determinations about system performance and ensuring that systems perform optimally.
Responsible for analysis of current programs, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming.
Responsible for proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product.
To participate in execution and support for all IT Projects
Responsible for analyzing of current programs and processes, and making recommendations which yield a more cost effective product.
Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate. Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural.
Carry out research and development on enterprise applications as directed by IT management to meet various HHR needs.
Respond to business as usual system requests for data and enterprise systems.
Observe Change Control, Event, Configuration and Incident management as minimum business processes when executing Service Design and Transition
Adhere to IT development standards on naming conventions, code testing, release management, source code control and collaboration.
Training of end users and other HHR staff on the use of data applications.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree in computer science or BSc IT
Minimum 2-3 years of technical work experience in PHP, MySQL, MS-SQL, Microsoft Development Technologies and Open Source Technologies.
Database design and software development experience.
Ability to solve problems quickly and completely.
Ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them.
Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment.
Knowledge of computer logic and workflows.
Knowledge of computer program design methods and techniques.
Ability to learn new programming languages quickly.
Ability to write, edit, and debug computer programs to achieve desired output.
Knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems.
Knowledge of writing program documentation.
Strong communications skills, both in writing and speaking.
Strong understanding of the software development cycle.
Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done.
Have creative mind.
Desirable
MCSD (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
ZEND PHP Certification
Experience of working in a research establishment
Microsoft SQL server support
MySQL database support
Experience developing applications in YII2 Framework
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is an entry level position for this opening. The holder will be responsible for software development of Software applications in the environment that meets HHR objectives in accordance to set standards.
Key Responsibilities
Enables and implements software development and implementation processes through the set framework.
Collecting user system requirements for evaluation
Design, codes, tests, corrects, and documents programs and assists in the implementation of software which forms part of a properly engineered information or communication systems.
Making specific determinations about system performance and ensuring that systems perform optimally.
Responsible for analysis of current programs, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming.
Responsible for proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product.
To participate in execution and support for all IT Projects
Responsible for analyzing of current programs and processes, and making recommendations which yield a more cost effective product.
Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate. Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural.
Carry out research and development on enterprise applications as directed by IT management to meet various HHR needs.
Respond to business as usual system requests for data and enterprise systems.
Observe Change Control, Event, Configuration and Incident management as minimum business processes when executing Service Design and Transition
Adhere to IT development standards on naming conventions, code testing, release management, source code control and collaboration.
Training of end users and other HHR staff on the use of data applications.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree in computer science or BSc IT
Minimum 2-3 years of technical work experience in PHP, MySQL, MS-SQL, Microsoft Development Technologies and Open Source Technologies.
Database design and software development experience.
Ability to solve problems quickly and completely.
Ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them.
Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment.
Knowledge of computer logic and workflows.
Knowledge of computer program design methods and techniques.
Ability to learn new programming languages quickly.
Ability to write, edit, and debug computer programs to achieve desired output.
Knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems.
Knowledge of writing program documentation.
Strong communications skills, both in writing and speaking.
Strong understanding of the software development cycle.
Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to get things done.
Have creative mind.
Desirable
MCSD (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
ZEND PHP Certification
Experience of working in a research establishment
Microsoft SQL server support
MySQL database support
Experience developing applications in YII2 Framework
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Haramaya University- Project
Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Haramaya University is one of the oldest Universities in Ethiopia, with its first intake in 1954. It is about 17km from the city of Harar, 40km from Dire Dawa (where there is a regional airport), and 510km East of Addis Ababa. The College of Health and Medical Sciences is based on a campus in Harar town to facilitate training of students in nearby hospitals. This campus also hosts the office of the two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS).
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is an entry level position for this opening. The holder will be responsible for software development of Software applications in the environment that meets HHR objectives in accordance to set standards.
Key Responsibilities
Creates and maintains Datacentre and Enterprise systems plans for the programme, contributes to setting service level agreements, and plans the infrastructure necessary to provide the Enterprise systems services to meet such agreements.
To implement and administrate Enterprise applications
To support the server and storage infrastructure
To implement change to the environment in line with the change management processes provide preventative maintenance on the server, storage and the Enterprise systems.
Manage Incidences, Problems, Events and Service requests, Raising Change Requests to transit resolves to technology problems. Transiting technology products in the Service Portfolio, retiring and replacing them at the end of the lifecycle.
To ensure all Enterprise applications are configured correctly with regard to security patches, security policies, software versions, security configuration, and recoverability
To ensure all Enterprise systems are backed up correctly and to carry out regular test restores
To carry out project-based work to implement new solutions
To provide 3rd line support for the IT Support Technicians as and when needed
Review and report through Project Management software tasks on IT infrastructure projects
Work closely to direct outsourced infrastructure consultancies on implementing and maintenance of systems in the Data Centre for the Enterprise Private Cloud
Ability to build an architectural schema of the Enterprise Systems
Provide direction on outsourced Enterprise Systems consultancies
Ability to model Enterprise for disaster recovery and testing for audit purposes.
Contributes by advice and documented summaries in IT policy making process
To develop monitoring and alerting dashboards for enterprise systems
To develop enterprise architectural solutions for installation and integration of systems on the Enterprise Private Cloud
To manage the installation and integration of enterprise operating system (server operating systems and SAN systems)
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree level in Engineering or Computer Science or BSc IT and experience of least 1 years in IT.
Excellent customer support and communication skills
Experience of installing and supporting Windows 20xx, 7, 8.x
Knowledge of Active Directory support and management
Knowledge of installing and configuration of a Microsoft Exchange Server 201x, Microsoft Lync, DHCP, DNS, radius and GPO support and management
Good understanding of: Enterprise systems, firewall concepts, network-based storage solutions, and server hardware
Ability to develop architectural diagrams to illustrate infrastructure layout
Desirable
Experience of supporting a 20+ mixed Operation System server environment
MCSE Server Infrastructure (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
Knowledge of configuring Microsoft Hyper-V
Experience of working in a research establishment
Supporting a multi-subneted, VLAN network environment
Microsoft SQL server support
MySQL database support
IT Security certification
Knowledge in unified communication technologies
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Haramaya University is one of the oldest Universities in Ethiopia, with its first intake in 1954. It is about 17km from the city of Harar, 40km from Dire Dawa (where there is a regional airport), and 510km East of Addis Ababa. The College of Health and Medical Sciences is based on a campus in Harar town to facilitate training of students in nearby hospitals. This campus also hosts the office of the two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems (HDSS).
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS)
The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS, http://champshealth.org/ ) is a new global health surveillance network funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at understanding the causes of child death in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Emory Global Health Institute, which houses the U.S. office of the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), is the lead partner in the network and has worked with the London School of Hygiene to develop the collaboration with Haramaya University.
JOB PURPOSE:
This is an entry level position for this opening. The holder will be responsible for software development of Software applications in the environment that meets HHR objectives in accordance to set standards.
Key Responsibilities
Creates and maintains Datacentre and Enterprise systems plans for the programme, contributes to setting service level agreements, and plans the infrastructure necessary to provide the Enterprise systems services to meet such agreements.
To implement and administrate Enterprise applications
To support the server and storage infrastructure
To implement change to the environment in line with the change management processes provide preventative maintenance on the server, storage and the Enterprise systems.
Manage Incidences, Problems, Events and Service requests, Raising Change Requests to transit resolves to technology problems. Transiting technology products in the Service Portfolio, retiring and replacing them at the end of the lifecycle.
To ensure all Enterprise applications are configured correctly with regard to security patches, security policies, software versions, security configuration, and recoverability
To ensure all Enterprise systems are backed up correctly and to carry out regular test restores
To carry out project-based work to implement new solutions
To provide 3rd line support for the IT Support Technicians as and when needed
Review and report through Project Management software tasks on IT infrastructure projects
Work closely to direct outsourced infrastructure consultancies on implementing and maintenance of systems in the Data Centre for the Enterprise Private Cloud
Ability to build an architectural schema of the Enterprise Systems
Provide direction on outsourced Enterprise Systems consultancies
Ability to model Enterprise for disaster recovery and testing for audit purposes.
Contributes by advice and documented summaries in IT policy making process
To develop monitoring and alerting dashboards for enterprise systems
To develop enterprise architectural solutions for installation and integration of systems on the Enterprise Private Cloud
To manage the installation and integration of enterprise operating system (server operating systems and SAN systems)
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:
Degree level in Engineering or Computer Science or BSc IT and experience of least 1 years in IT.
Excellent customer support and communication skills
Experience of installing and supporting Windows 20xx, 7, 8.x
Knowledge of Active Directory support and management
Knowledge of installing and configuration of a Microsoft Exchange Server 201x, Microsoft Lync, DHCP, DNS, radius and GPO support and management
Good understanding of: Enterprise systems, firewall concepts, network-based storage solutions, and server hardware
Ability to develop architectural diagrams to illustrate infrastructure layout
Desirable
Experience of supporting a 20+ mixed Operation System server environment
MCSE Server Infrastructure (Must give evidence of the exam certificate done by an authorised testing body, i.e. Pearson VUE, Prometric, etc.)
Knowledge of configuring Microsoft Hyper-V
Experience of working in a research establishment
Supporting a multi-subneted, VLAN network environment
Microsoft SQL server support
MySQL database support
IT Security certification
Knowledge in unified communication technologies
Duration of contract 1 year with likely extension
Location Haramaya University, Oromia, Ethiopia
Haramaya University- Project
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Epidemiology/Infectious diseases (Clinical or non-clinical) for the Hararghe Health Research Partnership (HHR). The post-holder will be the LSHTM on-site lead for HHR, a collaboration between LSHTM and Haramaya University in Eastern Ethiopia. A programme of research is being developed between the two universities, based on an initial investment in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project by the Gates Foundation. This includes social science, clinical surveillance, demographic surveillance, microbiology and pathology. An international standard laboratory has been set-up on-site to support this work. CHAMPS has a 15-20-year funding horizon, during which time HHR is envisioned to develop into a successful and sustainable research site tackling health issues in a high disease burden, high mortality setting. The post holder will advance the HHR research programme through scientific leadership, supervision and management of research and operational activities on-site, and by developing their own and collaborative research proposals. The post-holder would be expected to oversee the work of LSHTM scientists on-site, to work closely with Haramaya University colleagues, and to collaborate with local, national and international partners. The ideal post-holder will have considerable personal motivation and ambition as well as experience working in infectious disease epidemiology and in resource-poor settings.
Clinical applicants for this post will be expected to oversee clinical surveillance and clinical research activities and support local capacity development. They will oversee the clinical DeCoDe panel, to interpret the findings of CHAMPS and assign cause of death.
Candidates must have a PhD in epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health or related field. They must have experience and substantial technical skills conducting epidemiological or clinical research, and experience coordinating, teaching and training a team. Clinical applicants must have a medical qualification and post-graduate qualification in a relevant field, in addition to a current GMC (or equivalent) registration with licence to practice and be eligible to apply for medical registration in Ethiopia. Experience working in a low or lower-middle income country, including working with local, national and international collaborators is also essential.
The post-holder will also have experience of a lead role in publications of world-class or internationally excellent quality, in infectious disease and/or maternal/child health research. They will have a growing international reputation, evidenced by invitations to present competitively selected research at international conferences, meetings or universities.
This full-time post, available immediately, is based in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation until 30 June 2021, then subject to grant renewal.
The salary will be on the Academic Scale at grade 8 in the range £56,473 – £64,817 per annum (inclusive). A clinically qualified candidate will be appointed on the Clinical Academic Scale at Associate Professor grade (£53,244 - £75,318 plus £2,162 of displacement allowance per annum). The post is subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days/year. In addition to this there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available.
Salary:
£56,473 to £64,817 per annum, inclusive.
Clinical appointments will be made on the clinical salary scales
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Epidemiology/Infectious diseases (Clinical or non-clinical) for the Hararghe Health Research Partnership (HHR). The post-holder will be the LSHTM on-site lead for HHR, a collaboration between LSHTM and Haramaya University in Eastern Ethiopia. A programme of research is being developed between the two universities, based on an initial investment in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) project by the Gates Foundation. This includes social science, clinical surveillance, demographic surveillance, microbiology and pathology. An international standard laboratory has been set-up on-site to support this work. CHAMPS has a 15-20-year funding horizon, during which time HHR is envisioned to develop into a successful and sustainable research site tackling health issues in a high disease burden, high mortality setting. The post holder will advance the HHR research programme through scientific leadership, supervision and management of research and operational activities on-site, and by developing their own and collaborative research proposals. The post-holder would be expected to oversee the work of LSHTM scientists on-site, to work closely with Haramaya University colleagues, and to collaborate with local, national and international partners. The ideal post-holder will have considerable personal motivation and ambition as well as experience working in infectious disease epidemiology and in resource-poor settings.
Clinical applicants for this post will be expected to oversee clinical surveillance and clinical research activities and support local capacity development. They will oversee the clinical DeCoDe panel, to interpret the findings of CHAMPS and assign cause of death.
Candidates must have a PhD in epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health or related field. They must have experience and substantial technical skills conducting epidemiological or clinical research, and experience coordinating, teaching and training a team. Clinical applicants must have a medical qualification and post-graduate qualification in a relevant field, in addition to a current GMC (or equivalent) registration with licence to practice and be eligible to apply for medical registration in Ethiopia. Experience working in a low or lower-middle income country, including working with local, national and international collaborators is also essential.
The post-holder will also have experience of a lead role in publications of world-class or internationally excellent quality, in infectious disease and/or maternal/child health research. They will have a growing international reputation, evidenced by invitations to present competitively selected research at international conferences, meetings or universities.
This full-time post, available immediately, is based in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation until 30 June 2021, then subject to grant renewal.
The salary will be on the Academic Scale at grade 8 in the range £56,473 – £64,817 per annum (inclusive). A clinically qualified candidate will be appointed on the Clinical Academic Scale at Associate Professor grade (£53,244 - £75,318 plus £2,162 of displacement allowance per annum). The post is subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days/year. In addition to this there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available.
Salary:
£56,473 to £64,817 per annum, inclusive.
Clinical appointments will be made on the clinical salary scales