Field Epidemiologist - Spontaneous Application

Epicentre is expanding its pool of trusted consultants and is therefore seeking for epidemiologists for upcoming short-term consultancies (around 3 to 6 weeks) and for longer term projects (from 3 to 12 months).

All assignments are within MSF projects and operations worldwide.

Epicentre’s expertise and therefore the consultant’s responsibility includes:

• Rapid health assessments in emergency situations
• Epidemic outbreak investigations
• Monitoring and evaluation of health programs and health needs
• Implementation and evaluation of epidemiological surveillance programs
• Operational studies (developing research protocols, implementation in study sites, advanced data management and analysis, report writing) using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods methodologies
• Training activities in public health and epidemiology
• Clinical studies

Our leitmotiv: easy access and innovation

Epicentre's mission is

• to describe and analyse the health situations of the populations assisted by medical teams in order to better orient programs,
• but also, to evaluate and compare new care practices to propose solutions adapted to populations living in unstable conditions or with insufficient access to care.

Its epidemiology and research activities focus on infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, cholera, Ebola, yellow fever, neglected diseases - visceral leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis, Buruli ulcer - but also on chronic diseases that are on the rise in African countries such as cancer. Since its creation, Epicentre has contributed to the development of several diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic solutions.

In addition to research projects for MSF, Epicentre develops partnerships with other institutions in order to increase the impact and reach of its studies. In 2022, Epicentre is financed two-thirds by funds raised by MSF from the public and one-third by external donors.

Epicentre's grounding in both research and operational activities provides key information for MSF's program priorities, always with the goal of improving access to quality health care for populations living in unstable conditions or with inadequate access to care.

Location: In MSF projects worldwide / HQs Paris

Type of contract: Field contract / HQ contract

Start date: To be discussed with selected consultants