Senior Associate/Scientist - Senior IRS Advisor and Entomologist

Organization(s): Abt Associates
Country/Region: Uganda
Contract Length: Full-time staff position
Apply by: 17 July 2009
Please use company website to apply http://www.abtassoc.com

DESCRIPTION
The Senior Associate / Senior IRS Advisor provides technical assistance and guidance to the National Malaria Control Centre (NMCC) on programmatic and scientific issues in support of the expanded national Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) Program. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Provide national and district level support to planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the IRS Program.
• Ensure compliance with environmental safety procedures, as outlined in the USAID Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe Use Action Plan (PERSUAP) and Supplemental Environmental Assessments for support to the Uganda IRS activities.
• Provide technical support to the NMCC and other stakeholders on IRS-suveillance, entomological monitoring and related applied research activities.
• Document and publish in national, regional, and international sources the experience, scientific findings, and lessons learned from the IRS Program.
• Support the strengthening of IRS-related capacity with the NMCP and other stakeholders.
• Participate in, and contribute to, the project's management activities and its overall support to the NMCP and national IRS program.

Skills:

• Masters Degree (minimum), or a Doctoral Degree (preferred), in Medical entomology, Epidemiology, or other relevant related discipline.
• Masters Degree (13 - 15) years of experience OR Doctorate (8 - 10) years of experience working in development assistance projects in malaria control programs, specifically in integrated vector control and IRS.
• Additional training or experience in tropical medicine, malariology, or parasitology.
• Knowledge and experience of applied research, and proven record of accomplishment in documenting project experiences and publishing the information in national, regional, and international formats.
• Highly effective management skills to assure timely, well-coordinated implementation.
• Ability to provide strategic leadership and technical guidance to large, complex programs.

Please apply online at: www.abtassoc.com
Job 2009-3473