Epidemiologist

Responsibilities

As an epidemiologist working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will coordinate the collection of epidemiological data, including active case findings, during disease outbreaks as well as set up and evaluate surveys and surveillance systems. You will supervise and train staff and support policy development.

As an epidemiologist, you will help plan the response during a disease outbreak, including participating in active case finding and planning vaccination campaigns as well as water and sanitation interventions. You will also conduct mortality surveys, evaluate and set up surveillance systems and offer other epidemiological support to strengthen evidence-based decision making

Requirements

Degree in epidemiology, or master’s degree in public health with extensive epidemiology training
Minimum two years relevant post-qualification work experience
Practical skills in design, implementation and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological research
Experience in outbreak control
Ability to design and implement surveillance and other data collection systems for disease and outbreak monitoring, including mortality and nutritional surveys
Ability to train others in data collection and analysis
Practical skills working with epidemiological databases and statistical analysis software (Microsoft Excel and at least one statistics program)
Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
Excellent command of English, as well as French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish). Refer to this evaluation grid
Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)
Available to work from six to 12 months

Assets

Relevant diploma, preferably a university degree
International humanitarian or healthcare, medical management

MSF Core Competencies

Behaviour flexibility: Level 2
- Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situation
Teamwork and cooperation: Level 2
- Shares information and coordinates with team and others
Result and quality orientation: Level 2
- Works towards objectives, preserving established standards
Commitment to MSF principles: Level 1
- Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principles
People management: Level 2
- Gives feedback and sets limits
Cross-cultural awareness: Level 3
- Demonstrates an integrating attitude
Stress management: Level 2
- Manages own stress
Understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1
- Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context

To find out more about MSF core competencies, please look here.

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STEP 1 - REQUIREMENTS CHECK

Answer all our requirement questions below:

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I am a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. Please note that MSF-Canada requires all applicants to have at least their permanent resident status.

Don’t have this? You will need to apply through your nearest MSF office

YES*

I have read and understood the role description, and feel I can fulfill this role.

YES*

Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion).

YES*

I have watched the Recruitment Video Series

YES*

I have management and or supervision experience.

YES*

I am available for assignments of at least 6 months.

YES*

I have read and understood MSF’s Data Privacy, EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), Accessibility and Climate statements

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YES*

STEP 2 - APPLICATION FORM

* Required field First Name Last Name Email Phone Location Resume/CV Attach | Dropbox | Enter Manually (File types: pdf / doc / docx / txt / rtf) Cover Letter Attach | Dropbox | Enter Manually (File types: pdf / doc / docx / txt / rtf) Where did you hear about working in the field with MSF?

Have you applied to MSF before?

If you have applied before, please state month/year. I confirm that I am legally authorized to work in Canada (Canadian permanent resident or citizen)

We are considering professionals who are legally entitled to work in Canada. MSF Canada is not in the position to support with any work permit process for this position. 

MSF favours at least 2 years of active commitment, during which fieldworkers complete 2-4 assignments. Is this a commitment you are open to, and if so, please describe where MSF would fit with your professional goals. When would you be available to work overseas? Please state month/year What is your level of fluency in English?

What is your level of fluency in French?

What is your level of fluency in Arabic?

What is your level of fluency in Spanish?

Do you speak any other languages? Please check all that apply Acholi Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Ashante Assyrian Azerbaijani Azeri Bajuni Basque Behdini Belorussian Bengali Berber Bosnian Bravanese Bulgarian Burmese Cakchiquel Cambodian Cantonese Catalan Chaldean Chamorro Chao-chow Chavacano Chuukese Croatian Czech Danish Dari Dinka Diula Dutch English Estonian Espanol Fante Farsi Finnish Flemish French Fukienese Fula Fulani Fuzhou Gaddang Gaelic Gaelic-irish Gaelic-scottish Georgian German Gorani Greek Gujarati Haitian Creole Hakka Hakka-chinese Hausa Hebrew Hindi Hmong Hungarian Ibanag Icelandic Igbo Ilocano Indonesian Inuktitut Italian Jakartanese Japanese Javanese Kanjobal Karen Karenni Kashmiri Kazakh Kikuyu Kinyarwanda Kirundi Korean Kosovan Kotokoli Krio Kurdish Kurmanji Kyrgyz Lakota Laotian Latvian Lingala Lithuanian Luganda Maay Macedonian Malay Malayalam Maltese Mandarin Mandingo Mandinka Marathi Marshallese Mirpuri Mixteco Moldavan Mongolian Montenegrin Navajo Neapolitan Nepali Nigerian Pidgin Norwegian Oromo Pahari Papago Papiamento Pashto Patois Pidgin English Polish Portug.creole Portuguese Pothwari Pulaar Punjabi Putian Quichua Romanian Russian Samoan Serbian Shanghainese Shona Sichuan Sicilian Sinhalese Slovak Somali Sorani Spanish Sudanese Arabic Sundanese Susu Swahili Swedish Sylhetti Tagalog Taiwanese Tajik Tamil Telugu Thai Tibetan Tigre Tigrinya Toishanese Tongan Toucouleur Trique Tshiluba Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Uyghur Uzbek Vietnamese Visayan Welsh Wolof Yiddish Yoruba Yupik

Are you currently or have you ever been employed by MSF?

If yes, please provide details: specify the office, whether as headquarter or as internationally mobile staff (fieldworker), location, job title and description of duties, dates of employment, etc. (max. 150 words). Have you lived, worked, volunteered or studied outside of Canada?

Include having traveled, lived, worked or studied in regions such as Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Northern/remote regions in Canada.

If yes, please describe relevant travel experiences, including date, duration and type of travel. Have you ever been in a management role?

If yes, please describe responsibilities, number of staff under your supervision, length of time in this role, and working environment (e.g. NGO, business). Have you ever taught/trained others?

If yes, please describe the context and number of people you were training/teaching. How do you evaluate your computer skills? Please describe your proficiency to work with applications such as Excel, Word and Outlook (max. 100 words). Is there a region where you would prefer to work? Why? Is there a region where you would not like to work? Why not?

Because Doctors Without Borders' purpose is to bring medical assistance to people in distress, the work may occur in settings of active conflict, or in post-conflict environments, in which there are inherent risks, potential danger and ongoing threats to safety and security.

For how many months would you be prepared to be in the field for your first assignment?

Please note that most MSF assignments are between 6-12 months

How many times would you be prepared to leave on assignment with MSF?

Supplementary information: Feel free to highlight any skills, experiences or trainings that relate to the position that were not mentioned elsewhere in your application (max. 150 words). I confirm that I have read, understood and agree to the MSF Canada recruitment policies and procedures stated on this website, and I understand that all personal details will be stored confidentially for a maximum of two years by MSF Canada in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act. I understand that MSF Canada will use my personal details for recruitment purposes only and will not share this data with anyone else outside MSF. I confirm that all of the above information is truthful and complete as of this date.

Demographic Questions (Optional)

MSF Canada is a people-focused humanitarian organization that is proud to offer a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive work environment. We strongly believe this approach enhances our work and we’re committed to equity in employment. The organization seeks to attract and engage the best professionals to join and maintain meaningful, productive and lasting work relationships. We embrace diverse motivations and backgrounds of people working together to exhibit their passion in action for the social mission of MSF.

MSF Canada acknowledges the existence of systemic racism and oppression and is committed to sustaining and strengthening its anti-racism and anti-oppression (AOAR) efforts.

As MSF Canada continues to grow and strive to remove barriers in its offices in Canada and in MSF work environments abroad, we welcome applications from individuals with unique experiences of intersectional oppression on the basis of their social markers such as their ethno-racial identity, age, gender identity, education, socio-economic status or place of origin.

We encourage Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQIA2S+ people, individuals living with disabilities and any individual experiencing vulnerable circumstances to apply.

Responses to the below questions are completely voluntary and are not associated with your individual application and has no impact, in any way, in the hiring decision. The data collected will be used in aggregate only to help us identify areas of improvement in our recruitment process.

Which of the following best describe your ethno-racial heritage? (select all that apply) Arab, Middle Eastern or West Asian (e.g. Afghan, Armenian, Iranian, Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Moroccan, Persian, Egyptian) Black (e.g. African, African-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean) East Asian (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.) South Asian or Indo-Caribbean (e.g. Indian, Pakistani, Indo-Guyanese, Sri Lankan) Southeast Asian (e.g. Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai) Indigenous (e.g. Métis, Inuit, Aboriginal, First Nations, Taino, Maori, Multiple Indigenous Identities) Latin American (e.g. Salvadoran, Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican) White (e.g. English, Greek, Italian, Russian, Serbian) Not listed above / Self-identify Prefer not to disclose

What is your country of birth?

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Do you live with a disability that affects your physical and/or mental health?

Are you a parent, guardian, or primary caregiver of a child/children, or anyone other than your child (i.e. parent, grandparent, defacto family member)

What is your highest level of education?

What is your annual total household income range, before taxes?

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In the midst of an outbreak, our project teams look to our epidemiologists to learn where and how fast a disease is spreading, and how it can be stopped.

Responsibilities

Requirements

Assets

MSF Core Competencies

Before you apply

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Terms of Employment

Final Thoughts

STEP 1 - REQUIREMENTS CHECK

STEP 2 - APPLICATION FORM

Demographic Questions (Optional)