Technical Officer for Bioinformatics

Technical Officer for Bioinformatics
Career Vacancy

Technical Officer for Bioinformatics

Position Title: Technical Officer for Bioinformatics
Nature of the Position:Regular/Full time
Job Type: Seconded to Africa CDC
Reports to: Portfolio Lead

 

ASLM background

The African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) is a pan-African professional body working to advocate for the critical role and needs of laboratory medicine and networks throughout Africa. Africa is rapidly growing but faces major health challenges including epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, and new priorities such as Ebola and other global health security threats. Strengthened laboratory capacity and surveillance in Africa are critical to overcoming the burden of disease and ensuring a healthy future for the continent. ASLM addresses these challenges by working collaboratively with governments, local and international organizations, implementing partners, and the private sector.

Africa CDC background

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) was officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 31, 2017. As Africa’s first continent-wide public health agency, it aims to create a safer, healthier, integrated, and stronger Africa. The vision is for Member States to effectively respond to infectious disease outbreaks and other public health threats. The agency’s mission is to enhance the capabilities of Africa’s public health institutions to swiftly and effectively detect and respond to disease outbreaks and other health challenges. This is achieved through a coordinated network of continent-wide preparedness and response, surveillance, laboratory, and research programs. Strengthening laboratory network systems and integrated disease surveillance are central to the Africa CDC’s mandate.

Purpose of the role

The Bioinformatics Technical Officer (Pathogen Genomics and Partnerships) will provide scientific, operational, and technical assistance to the Program Lead of Africa CDC Institute of Pathogen Genomics (IPG) on the implementation of laboratory molecular diagnostic assays and basic bioinformatics applications training. The technical officer will aid with technical support in bioinformatics and help implement adaptation of these applications for public health decision making in Africa.

He/she will also work together with other divisions within the Africa CDC, stakeholders, funding and implementation partners, and Member States to build and advance public health pathogen genomics in National Public Health Institutes in Africa. This position reports to the Program lead, Genomics for Pathogen Genomics


Major Duties and Responsibilities
 
The Bioinformatics Officer for Pathogen Genomics and Partnerships shall:

Qualification:

Tenure of appointment

The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract, of which the first three months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be renewed annually subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Equal opportunity

ASLM is an equal opportunity employer and selects its employees based solely on their skills and qualifications for their job. All qualified candidates are invited to apply.

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