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[International Vaccine Institute]  

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) is a nonprofit International Organization established in 1997 as an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We are among the few organizations in the world dedicated to vaccines and vaccination for global health.

Our mission: Discover, develop and deliver safe, effective and affordable vaccines for global public health.

IVI is headquartered in Seoul and hosted by the Republic of Korea with 39 member countries and the WHO on its treaty.

Vaccines for Developing Countries

IVI focuses on vaccines against infectious diseases affecting the World’s most impoverished. We aim to make vaccines available and accessible for vulnerable populations in developing countries.

Vaccines for Global Health

We live in an increasingly globalized world where new and emerging infectious diseases can become global health threats. IVI also focuses on vaccines against infectious diseases of major global health concern.

Our Approach

Our approach is based on three components:

1. Research – vaccine R&D, translational and field research
2. Partnerships – product development partnerships, international research consortia, and networks
3. Capacity-building – training, technical assistance, and technology transfers

 

Please visit https://www.ivi.int/ for more information.

 

 

[Project]

The incumbent of the position is responsible for supporting the vaccine impact modeling for typhoid and cholera (VIM-TyChol) project led by the PER, EPIC unit, in collaboration with other colleagues within and outside IVI.

   

[Position] 

Consultant, Temp staff

*This is based on your availability (daily or monthly basis)

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[Key Roles, and Accountabilities]

1.    Support Vaccine Impact Modeling for Typhoid and Cholera (VIM-TyChol) project

• Extract information from scientific articles
• Create summary statistics of the information from literature or model simulation results
• Help conduct simulations of the vaccine impact model to evaluate vaccine impact
• Help construct vaccine impact models, which are static or dynamic models of infectious disease
• transmission with vaccine introduction component
• Help develop reports, manuscripts, and presentation slides for the VIM-TyChol project
• Attend the conference calls and meetings, and take necessary follow-up actions

2. Support other related activities such as writing grant proposal and expanding collaboration network

• Support the project team to develop grant proposals related to the VIM-TyChol project
• Support the project team to expand scientific collaboration network within and outside IVI

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[Key Competency]

• Oral and written communication skills in English
• Scientific writing
• Willingness to learn new skills (e.g., mathematical/statistical modeling skills)
• Highly organized
• Willingness and ability to work as part of a team 

 

[Technical and Professional Skills]

• Proficiency in R programming language
• Knowledge in statistics, epidemiology, health economics, or other quantitative fields such as mathematics, physics, or engineering
• Knowledge in infectious diseases, vaccines, burden of disease and cost-effectiveness

[Education Requirements]

 Master’s degree or equivalent

 

[Apply method]

CV submission through e-mail > Interview via Zoom or at IVI

*will contact separately to the candidates for the interviews.

Project Administrator: Jihyun.han@ivi.int * PDF version of CV is required

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[Working period]

1 year

 

[Working hour]

9:00 – 6:00 full time

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[Hiring number]

1~2 persons

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[Working place]

Possible to work from home / IVI (should be available to come to IVI when needed)

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