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Epidemiologist job description
A ready advert for a Epidemiologist job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for an epidemiologist to monitor diseases, analyse health data and investigate outbreaks, giving health authorities clear findings to base prevention and response plans on.
Duties and responsibilities
- Run disease surveillance and collect and check case reports from health facilities
- Analyse health data to track trends and spot unusual rises in cases early
- Investigate outbreaks in the field and identify their source and how they spread
- Design studies and health surveys, prepare data collection tools and train data collectors
- Prepare regular epidemiological bulletins and reports and present findings to decision-makers
- Recommend control and vaccination measures and monitor their effect
- Train health workers in case definitions and reporting
- Coordinate with laboratories, rapid response teams and international partners
Working conditions
- Field visits and travel between cities during outbreak investigations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in medicine, public health or medical sciences, and a master's degree in epidemiology or public health
- 3 to 6 years of experience in epidemiology and disease surveillance
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Epidemiology
- Disease surveillance
- Outbreak investigation
- Biostatistics
- Data analysis (SPSS, Stata or R)
- DHIS2
- Report writing
Preferred
- Experience with the National Centre for Disease Control or international health programmes
- GIS skills
- Good written English for scientific reports
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