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BACKGROUND The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a Zambian non-profit company affiliated with The University of Alabama at Birmingham. CIDRZ conducts clinical and epidemiologic research, trains Zambians and expatriates in research and clinical care, and supports the Zambian government in its fight against HIV/AIDS. Our particular interests are in provision of antiretroviral therapy (for which we currently have 8 open clinical protocols and support a program that treats over 165,000 adults and children) and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (for which we currently have 3 open protocols and support a program that has served nearly 900,000 women). We also have active research and clinical programs in HIV prevention, cervical cancer, contraception, and tuberculosis control. For more information visit the CIDRZ website at www.cidrz.org. Our antiretroviral therapy program has been "hailed as a success" (The New York Times, August 14, 2006). RESEARCH ANALYST We are looking for a programmer/analyst for large databases of HIV/AIDS and obstetrical outcomes. Analyst will develop and maintain up-to-date analysis datasets, plan and perform analyses with a talented in-country team. The position requires relocation to Lusaka, Zambia. Applicants should eMail a letter of application, including a brief statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three referees to Dr. Benjamin Chi ([log in to unmask]). RESPONSIBILITIES * Participate as an active member of CIDRZ research group; plan and carry out analyses * Develop and perform routine quality control measures; identify problems and provide feedback to Zambia-based project staff * Maintain organized and up-to-date analysis datasets * Assist in planning and development of new studies QUALIFICATIONS * Masters or PhD in Biostatistics or Epidemiology * Experience with large longitudinal datasets * Proficiency in longitudinal analyses, logistic regression and survival analyses required; experience with clustered data a plus * Strong programming skills are required (SAS preferred); familiarity with R, MS Access, visual basic, and SQL a plus --------------------------------------------------- Matthias Egger MD FFPH MSc DTM&H Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health Director ISPM University of Bern [log in to unmask] www.ispm.unibe.ch +41 31 631 35 11 --------------------------------------------------- You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.