IHME has an excellent opportunity for a Temporary Research Scientist on the on the Malaria, Anemia, Vaccines, Hemoglobin, and Neglected Tropical Diseases Team. We are looking for someone ready to advance in their career in global health research. As a Research Scientist, you will be contributing to research design and training, leading, and/or mentoring junior staff. IHME researchers analyze and produce key estimates for their assigned research team and will assess all available relevant quantitative data – including those on causes of death, epidemiology, and a range of determinants such as education and income – from surveys, vital registration, censuses, literature, registries, and administrative records.
The Research Scientist will manage a complex spatial measles modeling framework that integrates subnational measles vaccination coverage and burden estimation to support measles policy decisions. The person in this position will be responsible for executing, updating, and improving existing models; critically appraising and overseeing the incorporation of new data sources; and producing measles estimates and projections of incidence, susceptibility, and mortality, with a focus on India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, and Nigeria.
