PhD Studenship Project 1. Towards a One Health diagnostics and dashboard for infectious diseases in Kisumu County, western Kenya.
Published:- Advertised Date: 03/23/2023
- Closing Date: 04/12/2023 17:00:00
- Applications: 44
Job Description
Project Description: This project is as a partnership co-led by KEMRI, LVCT Health and LSTM andinvolving ministry of health at county and national levels.Project Title: C-it-DU-it: Strengthening community health systems in Kenya through ANC datalinkage and use, learning lessons for other contexts.
Key Responsibilities:
- i.Write a review paper on wastewater epidemiology in Africa (with an emphasis on Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania and La Réunion).
- ii.Collect data in semi-real time of pathogens in wastewater in Kisumu County with an emphasis on typhoid and other bacterial pathogens of public health importance such as Klebsiella spp, Vibrio cholera, Shigella spp, Staphylococcus spp, Schistosoma and Brucella, using established gold standard molecular assays.
- iii.Collect data in semi-real time of pathogens in domestic animals in Kisumu County.
- iv.Assess domestic animal and water data in context of simultaneous pathogen identification in humans through the Department of Health (DoH)/PharmAccess DIDIDA network of health facilities.
- v.Integrate data into digital time/geo-dashboards to inform pertinent policy makers at DoH, Department of Agriculture (DoA) and water authorities to enable monitoring for potential disease outbreaks.
- vi.Field evaluation of (a) specific RDT(s) as developed by University of Glasgow with emphasis on wastewater and zoonotic diseases (such as Q-fever, brucellosis, leptospirosis, anthrax, rift valley fever, rabies, Ebola, avian influenza).
- vii.Contribute to the development of a surveillance system to monitor antimicrobial resistance in wastewater.
- viii.Computational analysis of the obtained sequence data throughout the project (comparative genomics, genome epidemiology).
Vacancy Requirements:
| # | Description. | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | i.A master’s degree in biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Bioinformatics, or a related field. | Mandatory |
| 2 | ii.Minimum two (2) years’ experience working in a research laboratory. | Mandatory |
| 3 | iii.Excellent working knowledge of molecular diagnostic tests used in patient management of important childhood diseases and/or surveillance. | Mandatory |
| 4 | iv.Good communication, data analysis and scientific writing skills | Mandatory |
| 5 | v.Good understanding of digital linkage of diagnostic tests and connected diagnostics. | Mandatory |
| 6 | vi.Willingness to commit 100% time and effort to the PhD. | Mandatory |
| 7 | vii.Willingness to stay in Kisumu and field sites for the duration of the PhD. | Mandatory |
| 8 | viii.Working knowledge of Kiswahili will be an added advantage. | Mandatory |
| 9 | ix.Previous work experience and publications in the PhD research topic will be an added advantage. | Added Advantage |
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Phone No:+254(020)2722541,011990227
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Email Address:d365@kemri.go.ke
Our Vission:To be a Leading Centre of Excellence in Research for Human Health
Our Mission:To improve Human Health and Quality of Life 9through Research,Capacity,Building,Innovation and Service Delivery
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