Vacancy title:
Epidemiology and Biostatistics

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Education, Science & Engineering, Healthcare]

Jobs at:
University of Medical Science and Technology

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, January 20 2028

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 7 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Role Overview:

To teach and conduct research in Epidemiological Methods, Biostatistics, Data Science, and Public Health Analytics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach epidemiology, biostatistics, research methods, and data analysis to graduate students.
• Provide statistical consulting and support for faculty and student research projects.
• Conduct research in infectious disease modeling, chronic disease epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, or health data science.
• Supervise MSc and PhD students in epidemiology and biostatistics.
• Lead data management, analysis, and visualization for large-scale studies.
• Contribute to institutional research ethics and data governance.

Requirements:

• PhD role: PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related field; advanced analytical and modeling skills.
• Master’s role: Master’s in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or Public Health Data Science.
• Mandatory GPA: Master’s GPA ≥ 4.0; Bachelor’s GPA ≥ 3.5.
• Proficiency in statistical software (R, STATA, SAS, SPSS, Python).
• Experience with study design, data management, and manuscript preparation.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Job application procedure
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Interested applicants to fill these teaching vacant positions are invited to send merged PDF file which shall include application letters, up to date curriculum vitae, and certified copies of certificates and transcripts addressed to the Chairman, Board of Trustees, UMST, P. O. Box. 100035 Dar es Salaam. Applications may be submitted electronically or delivered in hard copy to the UMST campus. All applications must be received not later than 20th January, 2028. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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