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CDC Foundation - Senior Survey Statistician (Demography)

Date Posted: March 30, 2007

Announcing Unit: CDC Foundation

Announcement Text:

Summary

The CDC Foundation has been designated as one of the five coordinating partners for the Michael R. Bloombergs recently announced $125 million initiative to reduce tobacco use in low and middle income countries. As part of this initiative, the CDC Foundation will partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHBSPH) to develop a rigorous system to monitor the status of global tobacco use and tobacco-free programs through the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS).

The GTSS comprises the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS), the Global School Personnel Survey (GSPS), the Global Health Professions Students Survey (GHPSS) and the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). The position will focus on providing senior survey and statistical expertise toward the development of a standard GATS protocol and implementation of GATS (household survey) in 15 high burden low-and middle income countries.

This position is located in the Global Tobacco Control Program, Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. The position will be funded through the CDC Foundation.

The purpose of this position is to provide leadership and direction in the development, management, and implementation of statistical and demographic research and scientific activities related to tobacco use and surveillance activities that focus on tobacco-related behavior and attitudes in an international setting. The incumbent identifies survey research opportunities and applies expertise in demography, statistics, and epidemiology to the design and implementation of surveys in the 15 countries. Incumbent plans, collaborates and facilitate the implementation of tobacco use prevalence and related indicators internationally and works closely with high-ranking members of the Ministries of Health and WHO offices and partners in these countries.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serve as a consultant and an advisor on international data collection projects and studies that encompass a wide range of advanced topics including statistical methods, research, and study design. Matters for which consultation is provided include: demography, statistics, survey research, and sociology in the design and development of research and evaluation studies related to both international and domestic activities.
2. Provide consultation to international health and population agencies, such as WHO, national governments, ministries of health, statistics and education, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions to facilitate the implementation of GATS. The incumbent collaborates internally and externally with public health experts to ensure that valid research findings are disseminated and applied to tobacco control activities.
3. Assist in the writing of comprehensive statistical reports that include analysis, evaluation, and resolutions of tobacco control issues. Collaborate with analysts and statisticians in international settings to develop joint analyses and publications. Give presentations on survey findings and methodological and statistical approaches to working with large data sets at national and international conferences. Prepares advanced statistical reports, graphs, charts, tables, and narrative material to be used in publishing the results of studies and in giving oral and poster presentations.

Qualifications

We are looking for an individual with a strong surveillance (e.g., survey statistics, demography, and epidemiology) experience including scientific data analysis and report writing skills. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in demography, epidemiology, public health, or related field with extensive experience (3-5 years) conducting all aspects of household-based survey data collection. Specific experience should include development of sampling frames, management of data collection teams, management of data entry and quality control staff, and other relevant experience conducting field work in international settings. Additional analytical and technical skills include advanced knowledge of SAS, Stata, CSPro, SUDAAN, and other statistical, sampling, data management and data entry software. Relevant languages and field experience in any of the following countries are desirable: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Philippines, Russian Federation, Thailand, Turkey, Indonesia, Ukraine, and Vietnam. The ideal candidate will also have lived and worked in developing countries and have appreciation of other cultures. Experience in a role requiring complex internal and external organizations, as well as demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, flexibility and as part of a team effort. Ability to travel up to 30% internationally.

Contact:

Bill Parra, COO, Bloomberg Initiative, CDC Foundation wcp1@cdc.gov Samira Asma, Associate Director, Global Tobacco Control, CDC SAsma@cdc.gov

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