Job Summary Position: Research Scientist (Intern)
Reports To: Project Leader
Work Station: Ifakara
Apply By: 10th July, 2025
Institute Overview
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, service delivery and policy translation.
Position Summary
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Scientist (Intern) to support a longitudinal follow-up study investigating the long-term effects of early-life malaria exposure on adult health outcomes, including height, weight, blood pressure, cognition, and lifestyle factors. This research builds on the Ifakara Millennium Birth Cohort (IMBC), a unique cohort of over 6,700 individuals born between 1998 and 2000 in the Kilombero Valley, originally established under the Kilombero Net Programme (KINET).
As part of the research team, the intern will play a vital role in both field and analytical activities that contribute to understanding the long-term health and socioeconomic impacts of malaria prevention efforts in early life. The research team will support the intern in applying for PhD scholarships. Successful applicants would transition into a 3-year PhD position after the internship.
Skills and Competencies
- Self-motivated and team building.
- Interest in evaluation of malaria interventions and longitudinal studies.
- Familiarity with R or Stata statistical packages.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to work successfully under minimum supervision but also within a team.
- Good training and facilitation skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop working relationship with a wide range of people including project staff, communities, health care providers and government leaders.
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
- Adhere to IHI core values (Integrity, Initiative, Equity, Excellence, Accountability).
Remuneration
This is an internship position providing basic salary as well as the opportunities to learn and apply for a PhD position.
Equal Opportunity
IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws of Tanzania.
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