Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) Laboratory Advisor (1 position)
Job no: 496182
Position type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Tanzania - Dar es salaam
Division/Equivalent: Tanzania | School/Unit: Research
Categories: Program Management/Implementation/Support, Technical/Clinical/Quality Improvement/Training
Recommended:
ICAP at Columbia University, a global health leader situated within the
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City,
seeks highly qualified candidates to serve as Tanzania HIV Impact Survey
(THIS) Lab Advisor (1 position) to be based in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania. The Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) is a national
population-level HIV impact assessment (PHIA) conducted with support
from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and
technical assistance through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and ICAP at Columbia University.
THIS is being led by
the Government of Tanzania (GoT) through Tanzania Commission for AIDS
(TACAIDS) and Zanzibar AIDS Commission (ZAC), and the Ministries of
Health (MoH) of Mainland and Zanzibar, National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS), the Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and the
President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government
(PORALG). The survey will be implemented by NBS, OCGS, and ICAP in
collaboration with local partners, including the National Institute of
Medical Research (NIMR), the Zanzibar Institute of Health Research
(ZAHRI), Public Health Laboratories, the National AIDS Control Programme
(NACP), and the Zanzibar Integrated HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and
Leprosy Program (ZIHHTLP)..
Reporting
to the THIS Project Director, the THIS Laboratory Advisor will be
responsible for overseeing the laboratory component of THIS, a national
population-level HIV impact assessment (PHIA) in Tanzania. The
Laboratory Advisor will also work closely with National Public Health
Laboratories, laboratory partners, CDC, Ministries of Health, PORALG,
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Office of Chief Government
Statistician (OCGS), and survey teams to strengthen the laboratory
systems for the survey and ensure that laboratory samples are correctly
collected, processed, and transported in a quality-assured manner and
that results are returned timely.
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"The position is contingent upon availability of grant funding.
....Columbia
University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. It
does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on
the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, creed, national and
ethnic origin, age, citizenship, status as a perceived or actual victim
of domestic violence, disability, marital status, sexual orientation,
status as a Vietnam era or disabled veteran, or any other legally protected status."
Advertised: Aug 22 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Application close: Sep 05 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
