Statistician Recruitment- NCD Research Programme
About MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

The Unit is an internationally recognised centre of excellence with dominant research themes in the areas of HIV and emerging infections, vaccines and immunity, and chronic diseases and cancer. Through a multidisciplinary approach, intersecting basic science, epidemiological research, social-behavioural research and the conduct of new intervention evaluation studies, the Unit contributes knowledge on changing epidemics and diseases, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and prevention and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and worldwide. Following the signing of strategic transfer agreements between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Medical Research Council (MRC UK), the Unit formally joined LSHTM on 1st February 2018. The exciting new partnership will boost research capacity into current and emerging health issues in Africa and throughout the world. The Unit is based at the UVRI Entebbe campus with established outposts in Kalungu, Masaka, Wakiso and Kampala Districts.

About the Research Programme

The post-holder will join a research programme that is aimed at understanding the burden and drivers of NCDs (with a major focus on diabetes) in Uganda, and why these disorders may manifest differently in Africa compared to high-income countries. A particular area of interest is the potential interactions between infection, notably HIV, and NCDs. Other areas of research include designing and testing interventions to improve care of chronic conditions. The Unit is now seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to fill the following above.

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Assigning the value 1 to the letter A, 2 to the letter B, 3 to the letter C, and so on for each letter of the modern English alphabet, what is the sum of all 26 letters? *
If the sum of 23 of the letters is 277, what are the three letters of the alphabet that were left out of the summation? *
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Give details of any involvement you have had in the design and analysis of clinical trials. *
Give details of any experience you have working in Epidemiology or Public Health *
Give details of any experience you have working with specialised database software such as OpenClinica, ODK, REDCap, MS Access or Similar *
Briefly outline your interest in the position working as a statistician in NCD Research with the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. *
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