Scientist - Lyon, France - World Health Organization

World Health Organization

Entreprise vérifiée

Lyon, France

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Posté par:

Sophie Dupont

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Description

Grade:
P2

Contractual Arrangement:
Fixed-term appointment

Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)

Job Posting:
Aug 1, 2023, 4:06:31 AM

Closing Date:
Aug 23, 2023, 4:59:00 PM

Primary Location:
France-Lyon

Organization:
Cancer Surveillance

Schedule:
Full-time

PURPOSE
OF
POSITION
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization. The objective of the IARC is to promote international collaboration in cancer research.

CSU operates as an integrated Branch and although individual staff have primary areas of responsibility, all staff contribute to the multiple, often interlinked projects described herein.

To facilitate the delivery of projects within our programmes, several teams meet regularly, including the Global Indicator Team.

As a member of this Team, and under the supervision of the Branch Head, the incumbent will develop and disseminate a suite of core cancer indicators, including, but not limited to, incidence and mortality.

The incumbent will liaise with collaborators worldwide to stimulate the extended use of our web-based data worldwide, including the writing and dissemination of scientific manuscripts and reviews describing the results of studies, and the preparation of technical and scientific reports.

Within the Cancer Surveillance Branch (CSU), develop and disseminate the GLOBOCAN estimates of national incidence, mortality, and other indicators, perform related analyses, and undertake descriptive research to better understand cancer transitions worldwide.

The joint IARC-IACR Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5) series is a flagship publication that compiles comparable cancer incidence rates across diverse registry populations worldwide.

CI5 submissions (and WHO national mortality) form the basis of the GLOBOCAN estimates of national incidence, mortality and prevalence included in the Cancer Today subsite of the Global Cancer Observatory (GCO), an interactive web-based platform that presents global cancer indicators of direct relevance to cancer research and policy, developed via our descriptive epidemiology programme.

These estimates (currently available for 2020 in 185 countries for 36 cancer types) are revised and updated by CSU every two years, based on CI5 or more recently available data.

The incumbent will be responsible for supporting, adapting and, where applicable, developing novel approaches to estimation and dissemination using these international databases held at IARC.

DESCRIPTION
OF
DUTIES
Under the guidance of the CSU Head:1) Adapt and contribute to the development of the national GLOBOCAN estimates on a biennial cycle.

3) Contribute to the development of international inter-disciplinary descriptive epidemiology research projects.

4) Supervise and train relevant technical staff and fellows within the Branch.

5) Write and disseminate scientific manuscripts and reviews describing the results of studies and prepare technical and scientific reports.

6) Contribute to writing grants with a view to attracting research funding from competitive sources.

7) Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

WHO
COMPETENCIES

Teamwork
Respecting & promoting individual and cultural differences
Communication
Producing results
Creating an empowering and motivating environment

REQUIRED
QUALIFICA
TIONS

EDUCA
TION

Essential:

PhD in biostatistics, epidemiology or in a similar field of research.

Desirable:

Have excellent computational/programming skills, a track record in statistical analyses of epidemiological data, and knowledge of data science as it applies to cancer surveillance.

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Essential:

At least two years' professional experience in cancer epidemiology. Work in international collaborative projects.

Desirable:
Experience with analysis of descriptive data and international collaborations with multidisciplinary teams (epidemiologists, clinicians, statisticians).

USE
OF
LANGUAGE
SKILLS
Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of French and other UN languages would be an asset.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

Excellent knowledge of statistical methods and concepts used in descriptive epidemiology, including ageperiodcohort models and survival analyses.
Excellent knowledge of statistical programs such as STATA or R, essential to the development of cancer indicators.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good publication record in international journals.
Able to discuss, understand and interpret relevant epidemiological, biostatistical and public health issues in the context of descriptive epidemiology.
Proactively engage and take initiatives in the conduct and evaluation of research studies.

OTHER SKILLS ( IT SKILLS)