JOB DESCRIPTION
(Apply for Statistician – the U.S Embassy)
U.S. Mission Vietnam – U.S. Embassy in Hanoi
Vacancy Announcement Number: 2016 - 44
OPEN TO: All Interested Candidates/All Sources
POSITION: Statistician
WORK HOURS: Full-time, 40 hours/week
ANNUAL SALARY: Ordinarily Resident (OR): FSN-10; US$19,808(Starting Salary)
The U.S. Mission in Hanoi, Vietnam is seeking eligible and qualified applicant for the position of Statistician in its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications received, we will only contact applicants who are qualified and will be invited for further testing and/or interview. Thank you for your understanding.
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION
Incumbent of this position will provide expert technical assistance in compiling selected data and interpreting on-going statistical activities in support of CDC-funded cooperative agreement projects in Vietnam. The incumbent will be responsible for all statistical tasks of assigned projects and programs. He/she will assist in the development of surveys, studies, and evaluations with specific support in the areas of adequate sample size calculation, sampling schema, data management, and appropriate analysis and interpretation of data collected. The incumbent will document methodologies, procedures used in the compilation, analysis of data, as well as data sources and limitations of estimates and guidelines for their use. He/she will assist in the creation/extraction of data sets for analysis and in the programming, execution, presentation and reporting of analyses, assist in developing data analysis plans in collaboration with non-statistical staff team members with the support of the technical team lead. The incumbent will research techniques and methodologies, serve as the technical point of contact for the application of statistical techniques and methods in the processing and analysis of data in the above-described areas including calculating sample size for surveys and studies. He/she also will translate technical reports as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.
1. EDUCATION: A Master’s degree in the field of Statistics, Biostatistics or Medical Statistics is required.
2. EXPERIENCE: Two years working experience in a supervisory data management, or programming and analysis position in the health field; and in advanced analysis using STATA, RDSAT and other statistical software such as SAS, SPSS is required.
3. LANGUAGE: Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing English is required (this will be tested). Level 4 (Fluent) Speaking/Reading/Writing Vietnamese is required.
4. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Must have a thorough knowledge of statistical computing software. The ability to assess the requirements of a project and determine the most efficient and timely statistical techniques to achieve these goals is required.
5. JOB KNOWLEDGE: Must have in-depth, comprehensive, and evolving knowledge of statistical and mathematical analysis techniques integrated with computer applications is required. Higher mathematical ability with a solid background in statistics and the calculus of probability is also necessary. Incumbent's abilities and expertise as described above are critical for high-level, priority projects within CDC-Vietnam that require technically demanding approaches, and rely on advanced technical expertise to achieve complex objectives. Knowledge of parametric and non-parametric techniques along with categorical, longitudinal, and repeated cross-sectional data analysis is required to provide needed statistical support.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your DS-174 form (link to download is below), CV (in English) and your copies of Degrees and certificates that support the position’s educational requirement (required) to email address: jobs.for.ngo.hanoi@gmail.com. Title: U.S Embassy_Statistician_Candidate’s full name
Deadline: 26/9/2016
Any question please contact Ms. Tram: 043.8265118
Download "DS-174" form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ukPqr942bpWlFXeFBxbUROQlk/view