ISID Open Positions

About the International Society for Infectious Diseases

The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) is a non-profit organization with an unwavering commitment to infectious disease practitioners, scientists, and public health professionals working in resource-limited settings around the world. To support its many members, ISID organizes leading international congresses, offers open access infection control resources, and distributes grants to young investigators beginning their careers in the field of infectious diseases. Additionally, ISID operates the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and has organized infectious disease innovation marathons sparking novel solutions that address disease control challenges. The flagship program under ISID’s umbrella is the Program for Emerging Diseases (ProMED), an emerging diseases surveillance network that operates around the world. From this program, many projects have developed relying on the ProMED daily post data across a wide range of pathogens, countries, and species.

Job Description

The Program Specialist is responsible for executing the day-to-day work of a portfolio of ISID’s projects, particularly the Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network (CAMO-Net) project. The goal of CAMO-net is to create a global network focused on antimicrobial optimization research across three interlinked themes (medicines management; technical innovation; culture, context, and behaviors) for local context-specific and sustainable interventions. As one of the partnering organizations, ISID will participate in this new initiative building robust AMR capacity and knowledge mobilization across LMICs, providing South-South and North-South learning and development. Principal duties include project management, oversight, and executing work for various ISID Programs at the direction of the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) leadership. ISID’s portfolio of Programs include international Congresses, online educational initiatives, publications, grant programs, and ProMED. The Program Specialist, AMR will be the focal point for driving and coordinating AMR surveillance-based activities and affiliated projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as key ISID Project coordinator of CAMO-net activities, establishing efficient workflow and ensuring ISID's project outputs are delivered on time and within budget; manages milestone tracking, report development, partner communications, and support tasks. 
• Represents ISID within the CAMO-net project and establishes plan for project resources and subject matter expertise to carry out planned deliverables and aims of the initiative.
• Coordinates AMR-related activities including other related grant activities such as Congress events, etc.
• For ProMED and other ISID Programs, supports the Director of Disease Surveillance, Chief Content Officer, and other staff to reach goals and strategic deliverables on a year-to-year basis.
• Liaises with external organizations on joint grant programs.
• Responsible for drafting written reports and financial reports for project findings/deliverables.
• Responsible for drafting communication for presenting ISID’s work internally and externally via ISID’s website, email listservs, and social media.
• Ability to identify issues and track project risks proactively.
• Able to represent ISID to external stakeholders, funders and partners nationally and internationally.
• Other tasks as assigned such as general administrative tasks, communications materials, fundraising activities, etc.

Requirements

• Master’s degree, or commensurate professional experience with relevant experience in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
• Experience and/or training in public health, epidemiology, global health, and infectious diseases are a plus.
• 3-5 years of relevant professional work experience in the field of AMR.
• Ability to work with a small, international team remotely.
• Experience coordinating and tracking multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Experience working with large numbers of external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail; experience with research writing. 
• Project Management skills and interest in PM methodologies.
• Adept at cultural sensitivity; positive attitude.
• Familiarity and competency with Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Familiarity and competency with Google Workspace.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with colleagues and partners across time zones, languages, and cultures.
• Previous experience working and coordinating with other team members remotely.
• Understanding of epidemiology and public health surveillance concepts. 
• Oral and written proficiency in a language/languages other than English.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally.

To apply, please email your resume (CV), cover letter, and a writing sample (no longer than three pages single spaced) to [email protected] by Friday, January 26th, 2024.

ISID is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ISID is committed to building a culturally diverse staff and encourages applications from female and minority candidates.

About the IJID One Health

The International Journal of Infectious Diseases (IJID) One Health (OH), an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published monthly online by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), promotes original research and perspectives related to One Health. IJID One Health will feature updates, commentaries, and scholarly work from key leaders, visionaries, and organizations using a One Health approach.

IJID OH aims to advance scientific knowledge related to the connections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. As a platform for the presentation and discussion of scholarly one-health information, the scope of IJID OH traverses domains of human, clinical, and veterinary diagnostics, surveillance, epidemiology, public health responses, innovations, and interventions.

Job Description

The Associate Editor will assist the Editor-in-Chief in coordinating the refereeing of papers submitted for publication in the Journal using an online editorial management tool via the publisher’s platform. The Associate Editor will use his/her best efforts to cooperate with the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, and any other Editors of the Journal with respect to the publication and operation of the Journal.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities of the Associate Editor, who will work under close supervision of the IJID One Health Editor-in-Chief, will include the coordination of manuscript reviews.
• The Associate Editor will ensure the timely completion of the manuscript peer-review process and will communicate review outcomes to the Editor-in-Chief.  The Associate Editor should be self-directed, driven, and aspire to take on more responsibilities over time.
• Specific responsibilities will include the selection and invitation of reviewers for newly received manuscripts as requested by the Editor-in-Chief and the Associate Editors and for manuscripts where invited reviewers declined or did not answer.
• Attend Editorial Committee meetings as needed.
• Be adept at soliciting peer-reviewed publications at the direction of the Editor-in-Chief and be invested in the growth and expansion of the IJID OH.
• Be available online and have the willingness to adapt to various international time zones.
• Potentially attend international meetings and conferences to speak about the Journal and related publications.
• The Associate Editor will handle around 30 manuscripts at any given time.
• Time Commitment: Up to 10 hours or more per week, but may vary over time.

This is a paid temporary consultant position and might be adjusted in the future based on the needs of the IJID One Health.

Preferred Qualifications

• A higher degree in veterinary medicine (MSc, PhD) with a specialization in Environmental Health/ One Health.
• Demonstrable expertise in One Health, particularly Environmental Health.
• The successful applicant is reliable and responsive, has excellent time management skills, is attentive to detail, and has excellent communication skills.
• Prior experience in print or online publishing and prior use of electronic content management systems or publication platforms is a plus.
• This is a fully remote position. The successful applicant must have stable internet connectivity to access the IJID Publishing Platform.

To apply, please email your resume (CV), cover letter, and a writing sample (a maximum of three pages single-spaced) to [email protected] by Monday, April 22nd, 2024, at 6 PM EST.

ISID is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. ISID is committed to building a culturally diverse staff and encourages applications from female and minority candidates.