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Duration:<\/b>\u00a06 months (non-renewable)<\/p>\n

Reporting To:<\/b>\u00a0CEMA Research Fellows<\/p>\n

Expected Start Date:<\/b>\u00a0June 3, 2025<\/p>\n

Duty Station:<\/b>\u00a0Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, University of Nairobi<\/p>\n

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on Health? Look no further! The Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (CEMA) at the University of Nairobi is offering an exceptional opportunity to join our team as an intern in one of four tracks.<\/p>\n

About CEMA<\/h4>\n

CEMA is a multidisciplinary Center of Excellence that uses data-driven approaches to guide the control of diseases and improve public health in Kenya and the African continent. Established in 2020, CEMA boasts a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment, attracting experts from various fields of study. Through insights from applied epidemiological modelling and analytics, CEMA has played a critical role including in guiding responses to COVID-19 in Kenya and the continent; catalyzing the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases, and guiding the delivery and maintenance of essential health services during health emergencies. CEMA provides training in quantitative skills required to manage and analyze health data to address priority public health questions in the region.<\/p>\n

The Position Description\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

As an intern at CEMA, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our ongoing research and data-driven initiatives. You will work closely with our team of researchers in generating data, analysing data and utilising data insights to better understand disease dynamics, and identify and evaluate intervention strategies.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities of Health Economics Intern:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  • Support data collection and organization for clinical, safety, and cost information on health technologies.<\/li>\n
  • Conduct literature reviews and assist in evidence synthesis for health technology assessment (HTA) projects.<\/li>\n
  • Perform economic evaluations, including cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses, with guidance from senior researchers.<\/li>\n
  • Help develop and maintain databases of clinical and economic evidence.<\/li>\n
  • Contribute to the preparation of HTA reports, policy briefs, and stakeholder materials.<\/li>\n
  • Assist in adapting international HTA frameworks to the Kenyan context.<\/li>\n
  • Provide support during HTA-related workshops, meetings, and trainings.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain organized documentation of references, datasets, and analysis outputs<\/li>\n
  • Take on other tasks as assigned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Requirements:<\/h3>\n
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    • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Mathematics, Data Science,\u00a0Actuarial Science, Population Health, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics,\u00a0Geographic Information System, Veterinary medicine, Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health,\u00a0Health System Management or other relevant disciplines (acquired after 2021)<\/li>\n
    • Demonstrated knowledge of data analytics using a programming language<\/li>\n
    • Evidence of motivation for the field of data science, epidemiology, health technology assessments and\/or public health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Terms of Appointment:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

      This is a position whose tenure is a six (6) months contract, non-renewable. The interns will be offered a stipend of KES 50,000 per month. Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are encouraged to fill out the application form on this link. Only online applications will be accepted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":638157,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_promoted":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_job_salary_unit":"","_job_how_to_apply":"

      Application Deadline:<\/b><\/p>\r\n

      April 21, 2025<\/b>\u00a0(Candidates will be selected through a two-stage process which involves assessment of competency to meet the responsibilities of their role)<\/p>\r\n

      IMPORTANT NOTICE:<\/strong>\u00a0Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only a few candidates will be selected for the position. Successful applicants will undergo a two-stage process to assess their competency in meeting the responsibilities of the role.\u00a0Only those who pass the first stage will move on to the next step in the recruitment process.<\/p>"},"job_listing_region":[209],"job-categories":[78,5397,77,387,115,5517,415,643,104,739,7985,51,46],"job-types":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-800071","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job_listing_category-actuarial-science","8":"job_listing_category-biostatistics","9":"job_listing_category-data-related-student-jobs-in-kenya","10":"job_listing_category-economics-or-statistics","11":"job_listing_category-epidemiology","12":"job_listing_category-health-management","13":"job_listing_category-mathematics","14":"job_listing_category-medicine-surgery","15":"job_listing_category-nursing","16":"job_listing_category-pharmacy-sciences","17":"job_listing_category-population-studies","18":"job_listing_category-public-community-health-student-jobs-in-kenya","19":"job_listing_category-veterinary-zoology-studies-student-jobs-in-kenya","20":"job_listing_type-internship","22":"job-type-internship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/800071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=800071"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=800071"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campusbiz.co.ke\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=800071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}