The Eliminate Dengue Program (EDP) is a large multi-institution research program led by Professor Scott O’Neill, Dean of the Faculty of Science and the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University (Australia). The program aims to develop a new approach to control dengue using Wolbachia pipientis, a naturally occurring bacterium, to block transmission of dengue viruses by the primary mosquito vector Aedes aegypti (www.eliminatedengue.com [1]). The work is funded by The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health through Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Wellcome Trust. The EDP is being implemented in Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, and Colombia.
The program’s activities in Vietnam are managed by the National Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) in collbaboration with Nha Trang Pasteur Institute, Khanh Hoa Department of Health, Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific (AFAP) through the Eliminate Dengue Project Vietnam (EDPV). In 2016, the EDPV aims to collect further background information on the distribution and density of Aedes mosquitoes, epidemiological characteristics of dengue transmission and socio-cultural features of the population in order to prepare for a possible large-scale Wolbachia-mosquito efficacy trial in Nha Trang city (expected to take place during 2016-2019). EDPV is currently seeking qualified and highly motivated Vietnamese nationals to work for the project in the following positions:
1. Epidemiology Team Leader, click here [2] for job description
2. Communications and Community Engagement Team Leader, click here [3] for job description
3. Diagnostics Team Leader, click here [4] for job description
4. Diagnostics Technician, click here [5] for job description
5. Finance Officer, click here [6] for job description
6. Field Officers, click here [7] for job description
The EDPV offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits and allowances.
How to apply:
Required application documents include:
- A letter of application in Vietnamese
- A detailed curriculum vitae in English
- Copies of related degrees and certificates
- A copy of your national ID card
- Other related documents
Please submit your application in hard copy only. Application to be submitted in business hours to either of the following addresses:
Personnel Department (Floor 2, Logistics Block)
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE)
No. 1, Yecxanh, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam
or
"Eliminate Dengue Project" Office
Institute Pasteur Nha Trang
No.8, Tran Phu St., Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam
Please specify the position you are applying for and your contact details in your application.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Deadline: January 22, 2016
For more information, please contact Ms. Hoang Anh at EDPV Field Office in Nha Trang via email: [email protected]; or phone: (058)3561545.