Trauma Research fellow at Data Science Centre for the Study of Surgery, Injury and Equity in Africa (D-SINE Africa)

Akwajobs   (Buea , Molyko)

Posted : 11 November, 2021

Category : Research   Location : Buea , Molyko

Job type : Full Time

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• Position Title: Trauma Research fellow. 

• About Us: The Data Science Centre for the Study of Surgery, Injury and Equity in Africa (D-SINE

Africa) is an organization located at University of Buea responsible for the systematic collection

of data on injuries through Trauma Registries in various hospitals across the country in

collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon. D-SINE Africa is a multiinstitutional

organization

involving

multiple

countries

(Cameroon,

USA,

South

Africa,

and

 

Uganda)

and

is

funded

by

the

National

Institutes

of

Health

(NIH)

and

the

Fogarty

International

 

Center

(FIC).

The

ultimate

mission

of

D-SINE

Africa

is

to

reduce

the

burden

of

injuries

and

bridge

 

the

gap

of

inequities

to

access

to

surgical

services

in

African

countries.

Hiring

of

collaborators in

 

our

organization

is

guided

by

the

principles

of

merit,

equity,

gender

equality

and

protection

of

 

minorities.

• Job Description: This is a full-time position for a 1-year contract which is renewable during the

5-year period of the project depending on individual performance and availability of funds. 

Under the leadership of the Project Principal Investigators, the Research Fellow will be

responsible for data management and quality control, implementing statistical analyses in

collaboration with project researcher and generating periodic reports and aiding in the

publication of research results. Working hours will be 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, and he/she

will be given a 1-hour lunch break every working day. 

• Applicant Requirements: All applicants MUST fulfil the following conditions: 

o Be holders of a doctoral degree e.g. PhD, MD, MBBS. 

o Be proficient in the use of a statistical software (preferably Stata or R) 

o Have a quantitative background with proficiency in basic probability and statistics. 

o Be Proficient in  the application of standard biostatistical methods to health data (2x2

tables, measures of associations such as the odds ratio, knowledge of different study

designs such as case-control, confounding and how to adjust for it, logistic and linear

regression and the reporting of results of such estimating procedures). 

o Speaking both English and French fluently would be an advantage. 

o Be highly motivated. 

o Be available to start work immediately. 

• How to Apply: The application package includes the following documents: 

o A cover letter 

o A photocopy of the highest university degree 

o A CV 

Interested candidates should submit these documents as a single pdf file by email ONLY at the following

address: researchoffice.ub@ubuea.cm on or before November 22

 2021 at 02:00 pm. Any email

application received after this deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted will be

contacted and invited for an interview. 

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