Postdoctoral Fellow Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated and recently graduated Postdoctoral Fellow with expertise in epidemics intelligence to join our global health security program. The successful candidate will apply advanced scientific approaches to address critical challenges in emerging infectious disease outbreaks, neglected tropical diseases, vaccinology, and/or virology. This role combines cutting-edge science, innovation with practical contributions to program delivery, business development, and scientific documentation in the global health domain.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Business Development: Contribute to the development of high-quality business and funding proposals, including concept notes, grant applications, and partnership pitches targeting donors, governments, and international organizations.
• Scientific Documentation: Support the preparation of scientific manuscripts, technical reports, policy briefs, protocols, and other documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• The postdoc shall also support the presentation of findings at conferences, workshops, and partners.
• Program Delivery: Actively participate in the implementation of ongoing and new Global Health Security initiatives, including data analysis, modeling, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-building activities.
• Science & Innovation: Conduct independent and collaborative research using computational simulations, or data-driven methods focused on AMR, outbreak dynamics, virological and vaccinology systems.
• Collaborations: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (including clinicians, epidemiologists, and policymakers) to translate computational insights into actionable public health strategies.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• PhD in Outbreaks Modelling, Epidemics Science, Pandemics Intelligence, Advanced Data Analytics, Nanotechnology, Applied Mathematics, Computational Statistics, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, or a closely related quantitative discipline, completed within the last 2 years (or soon to be completed).
• Candidates who have submitted or will submit PhD thesis within six months are elligible
• Technical Expertise: Strong background in predictive sciences, analytics, disease transmission and patterns, early warning forecasts and health informatics.
• Experience applying these to antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease outbreaks or pandemics, virology or vaccinology is highly desirable.
• Experience: Demonstrated research productivity (e.g., peer-reviewed publications or conference presentations). Fresh PhD graduates or near-graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Skills: Proficiency in relevant programming languages (Python, R, etc.), machine learning frameworks, and data analysis tools.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills. Ability to work in multidisciplinary, international teams.
• Personal Attributes: Self-motivated, detail-oriented, with a passion for global health impact and strong organizational skills.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 29th August 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: postgraduate degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60