Regional Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor, Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems (strides), Epidemic Preparedness & Response, Asia, Middle East, & Europe (amee)

PATH

Infectious disease surveillance
Epidemiological principles and methods
Surveillance systems and outbreak investigation
PATH seeks a Regional Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor for the STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) Project, focusing on strengthening surveillance, detection, and analytical capacity of infectious diseases

Job Summary

  • PATH seeks a Regional Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor for the STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) Project, focusing on strengthening surveillance, detection, and analytical capacity of infectious diseases.
  • Responsibilities include overseeing and providing technical leadership for day-to-day implementation of surveillance activities in AMEE, leading the development and coordination of surveillance activities, and providing technical oversight to country-based staff.
  • The role requires expertise in epidemiological and laboratory surveillance for zoonotic, epidemic-, and pandemic-prone diseases, as well as outbreak investigations, with a geographical focus on countries in AMEE, particularly Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Nepal, and Uzbekistan.

Matching Summary

PATH seeks a Regional Infectious Disease Surveillance Advisor for the STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) Project, focusing on strengthening surveillance, detection, and analytical capacity of infectious diseases.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • infectious disease surveillance
  • epidemiological principles and methods
  • surveillance systems and outbreak investigation
  • DHIS2 system development and implementation
  • cross-country collaboration in epidemiology

Nice-to-have

  • health equity
  • multisector partnerships
  • advocacy and economics
  • animal health and zoonotic diseases

Key Requirements

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in epidemiology, public health, or veterinary medicine
  • At least 5 years of international experience in surveillance systems
  • At least 3 years of experience managing USG-funded projects
  • Demonstrated expertise in zoonotic diseases and outbreak investigation
  • Experience leading national and regional infectious disease surveillance projects
  • English proficiency required

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