With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, we have established the African Consortium in Modelling for Effective Vector Control (ACoMVeC) comprising of a number of research institutions. With objective to support malaria mathematical modelling capacity-building efforts across sub-Saharan Africa with a specific focus on vector control to help maximise its impact and reduce malaria burden. We need an ambitious, dynamic and focus post-doctoral fellow who will significantly contribute to the success and implementation of our objectives.
Your duties will be to support this objective at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) principally on Improving modellers’ access to timely, high-quality data by doing the following:
- Supporting in following up a cohort of PhD -students Modellers across Africa;
- Help in putting in place the Modelling units within national malaria control program (NMCP) in some countries;
- Putting to evidence policy briefs from the Modelling studies;
- Publishing Peer-reviewed publications on key modelling topics;
- Strengthening of data repository online platforms in vector biology to support modelling;
- Strengthening of modelling Units in some African universities;
- Organising webinars, symposiums at conferences, student exchange programs and training visits…..
Application documents:
Cover letter, CV, copy of your diploma and 2 letters of recommendation
For question and application submission channel see: acomvec@crid-cam.com
Deadline for reception of application 5th September 2022 at 12:00pm
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About CRID
Founded in 2017, the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) is a Not-for-profit research centre providing an excellent environment for conducting high quality and internationally approved research on infectious diseases in Cameroon and Africa. With an excellent technical platform and in collaboration with the various national and international partners, CRID aims to support research on the continent through the training of young African scientists, in order to fulfil its vision which is to save lives through quality research and capacity building in tropical infectious diseases.
Our recruitment at CRID is purely based on skills, qualifications and experience. We are working to create a safe working area of work for all free from any prejudice.
