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Vacancy title:
Graduate Trainee – Computer Sciences
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Health Science, Category: Computer & IT]
Jobs at:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 15 2025
Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Computer Scientist Graduate Trainee will support digital health innovations, software development, and data-driven tools to strengthen global health security. The role includes building and maintaining digital systems for disease surveillance, analytics, and emergency response. The trainee will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to design solutions that enable efficient data capture, analysis, and decision-making across GHS programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and deployment of digital tools for management and visualisation of GHS departmental projects data
- Support trouble shoot and debugging of the deployed health information systems.
- Maintain documentation for software systems and APIs.
- Work with national and partner stakeholders to integrate data from various sources (e.g., surveillance databases, EMRs, mobile data collection tools).
- Support the finalisation of the department’s data warehouse with data security and system optimization efforts activated
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics (Statistical Computing Specialization).
- Recent graduate with GPA of 4.0 and above from a chartered university.
Person Specification
- Problem-solver with creativity and curiosity.
- Detail-oriented with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Excellent team player with good communication skills.
- Eagerness to learn and contribute to real-world public health impact.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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