Medical Statistician

THE POSITION A position has opened within Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU) for a Medical Statistician to be appointed full-time to work within the unit's Biostatistics section. The appointment is for one year initially. The successful candidate will be working under the supervision of the lead statistician Dr. Christian Holm Hansen and MITU's Scientific Director Dr Saidi Kapiga, and will work closely with colleagues in the biostatistics and data section to ensure that these effectively support the implementation of MITU projects. RESPONSIBILITIES The responsibilities of the role will include, but are not limited to, the following: ? Assisting the lead statistician and principal investigators within the unit as required ? Assisting with the analysis of research projects ? Monitoring data completeness, consistency and quality in ongoing studies ? Cleaning and preparing data for analysis ? Preparing progress reports and interim analyses to assist with the successful conduct of studies ? Preparing reports summarising study data and results from statistical analyses ? Communicating study findings to colleagues and assisting with interpretation ? To participate in and contribute to project meetings, seminars and scientific forums within the unit ? Presenting work to colleagues and peers in oral presentations ? To contribute to the development of the biostatistics section and the unit The post will also include occasional teaching responsibilities and occasional travel to external meetings and conferences nationally and internationally. PERSON SPECIFICATION We are seeking to appoint a candidate who is conscientious, meticulous and thorough in their work, and with good attention to detail. The candidate will have excellent analytical skills and good organisational and communication skills. Further essential and desirable qualifications,skills and experience for this post are: Essential ? An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in statistics, medical statistics or equivalent ? Excellent written and spoken English ? Excellent numeracy skills ? Past experience working with large data sets and analysing data ? Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines ? Good statistical programming skills (e.g. using STATA, R, SPSS or equivalent) ? Good IT skills and experience working with Microsoft Office applications and the Microsoft Windows environment APPLICATION PROCESS Please include with your application: A full CV including names and contact details of two referees A letter of application detailing your suitability for the post including how you meet each of the criteria listed above Copies of all relevant certificates,memberships and qualifications A day-time telephone number and email address that we may use to contact you The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday the 22nd of September. Applications received later will not be considered. Please submit applications to Mrs Thabitha Daudi (email: recruitment@mitu.or.tz). We expect that interviews will be held in the following week. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified by email. PO Box 11936 Mwanza Tanzania Tel: +255 28 2500019 Fax: +255 28 2542162 www.mitu.or.tz

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