Call for Applications to Form a Scientific Advisory Board for SaMarOya – Health Survey in French Guiana’s Interior

Santé publique France is inviting applications to form a scientific advisory board for SaMarOya – the health survey in French Guiana’s interior. Deadline: September 5, 2025.

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The purpose of this call for applications is to establish a scientific advisory board for SaMarOya – Health Survey in French Guiana’s Interior.

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Tasks of the Scientific Advisory Board for SaMarOya

SaMarOya, a health survey in the inland municipalities of French Guiana, is a cross-sectional, multi-thematic survey of the general population, led by Santé publique France in partnership with the network of Decentralized Prevention and Care Centers and Community Hospitals of the Cayenne Hospital Center. It aims to supplement the data available in French Guiana.

The establishment of a scientific advisory board is essential to ensure that the survey addresses the following key issues:

  • Scientific validity and relevance: survey methodology, sampling strategy, comparability with other surveys;

  • Compliance with quality standards in the collection, management, transport, analysis, and reporting of biological samples;

  • Production of indicators and interpretations useful for guiding health policies to enable the implementation of prevention and health promotion programs as well as healthcare services tailored to needs;

  • Consideration of ethical issues related to the protection of participants’ rights and well-being, as well as the survey’s impact on local communities;

  • Taking into account the sociocultural, ethnological, and anthropological specificities of the populations concerned in order to foster their support for the study and ensure that they, and their representatives, can use the results to develop advocacy initiatives.

This scientific advisory board will have several objectives:

  • Review the questionnaire and propose adjustments as needed

  • Review the pilot and survey protocols and propose adjustments as needed

  • To provide a critical review of the results prior to drafting the report

Application Guidelines

The application package must include:

  • a cover letter providing professional and personal contact information, an email address, and a cell phone number;

  • a resume;

  • a list of works/publications from the past 5 years;

  • a public declaration of interests to be completed on the DPI SANTE ministerial portal, accessible via the link https://dpi-declaration.sante.gouv.fr/dpi-webapp/app/candidature/index

The application must be submitted by September 5, 2025, to the following address: enquete_samaroya@santepubliquefrance.fr

Your personal data is processed under the responsibility of Santé publique France. The processing is based on the implementation of pre-contractual measures related to the applicant’s application to the committee.

  • For unsuccessful candidates: CVs and application materials will be deleted within three months following the conclusion of the selection process;

  • For candidates selected for the committee:

    • CVs and application files will be retained for up to one year after the end of the term of office in connection with your participation on the committee;

    • Certain financial documents (bank account information, proof of identity, etc.) that may be requested from you at a later date, as they are necessary for the reimbursement of your travel expenses and compensation, must, in accordance with the law, be retained for 5 years after the final payment.

The data will be processed by authorized personnel at Santé publique France, and its subcontractors will have access to this information only to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties.

You may exercise your rights to object, access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of personal data by contacting Santé publique France, Data Protection Officer, 12 rue du Val d’Osne, 94415 Saint Maurice Cedex or dpo@santepubliquefrance.fr (please mention the name of your committee).
You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, and restriction regarding other data by also contacting Santé publique France, Data Protection Officer, 12 rue du Val d’Osne, 94415 Saint Maurice Cedex or dpo@santepubliquefrance.fr (please mention the name of your committee).

If you believe that your data rights are not being respected, you may file a complaint with the National Commission on Informatics and Civil Liberties.