French and/or Spanish highly desirable.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) epidemiologists typically work in three areas: outbreak response/control, surveys, and research.
You may be called upon to establish a surveillance system for a meningitis or cholera outbreak, while also taking part in active case finding and in the planning of vaccination campaigns or water-sanitation interventions. You might also be asked to conduct a mortality survey or to design and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan for targeted diseases.
MSF epidemiologists develop data collection systems—from chart forms to database management systems—for a wide range of project health services and serve as the data focal point for a project. In conjunction with the medical team, they will problem-solve data collection issues to ensure good quality data that does not interfere with rapid patient care.
Your responsibilities may also include the recruitment, management, and training of country-based staff involved in data collection, data entry, research, and other activities, as well as regular analysis of data and reporting of trends to project coordination staff.
Requirements
- Compliance with Essential Requirements for all potential candidates
- Commitment to work 9-12 months in one of MSF's international projects
- Master's degree in epidemiology or master's degree in public health with an epidemiological focus
- Previous experience in a low resource setting (priority given to those with experience working in a humanitarian context)
- Minimum of two years relevant professional experience post-training
- Professional experience supervising, managing, or training staff
- Proven practical skills in the design, implementation, and evaluation of surveys, and in quantitative/qualitative research methods
- Ability to launch surveillance systems, conduct trainings, and plan campaigns, such as those to combat epidemics or malnutrition
- Experience with relevant software
- Ability to work within a diverse team
