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Two postdoctoral positions available in Mathematical/statistical modelling of Plasmodium vivax malaria

Two postodoctoral positions are available in Mathematical/statistical modelling of Plasmondium vivax malaria at Walter and Eliza Hall institute, Melbourne and Institut Pasteur, Paris Environment The positions are based within the two research units directed by Prof. Ivo Mueller, namely the Mueller Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, and The Malaria: Parasites…

Job opportunity at the University of Melbourne

There is an opportunity for an early-career postdoctoral academic to join our team of organization scientists, computer scientists, and mathematical biologists. The role is part of a project funded by the Australian Research Council to implement parallel processing and distributed computing methods to study complex dynamic social and health systems. Formally employed on a two-year…

CADDE Genomic Epidemiology Workshop

CADDE Genomic Epidemiology Workshop The CADDE Genomic Epidemiology Workshop (2 to 6 December 2019) is a training hands-on course based on integrating Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencing with genetic data analysis for outbreak investigation. Researchers wanting training in library preparation, running the MinION sequencer, and analysing sequencing data using bioinformatic and phylogenetic tools are welcome to…

Employment opportunity: CSIRO Science Leader – Emerging Infectious Diseases

CSIRO Science Leader Emerging Infectious Diseases Information for applicants At CSIRO, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Introduction CSIRO’s Chief Executive Larry Marshall I’ve spent a lifetime believing in the power of science to transform economies, countries and lives for the better, and there’s no better place in Australia to see…

Job opportunity at Pennsylvania State University

The Ferrari lab (theferrarilab.com) and Shea lab (https://kshealab.wordpress.com/) in The Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (cidd.psu.edu) at The Pennsylvania State University are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to lead research on an NSF funded project to develop optimal surveillance/monitoring and control strategies for infectious disease in resource constrained settings. The successful candidate will develop…

New research fellow position

Adam Kucharski is currently recruiting for a research fellow position. The post involves combining mathematical models with surveillance and serological data for influenza and flaviviruses, making use of some nice datasets from a range of settings. As a result, the RF would have considerable scope to develop their own research direction in this area….

Job Opportunity – Senior Researcher in Mathematical Biology at QIMR Berghofer

We are seeking a senior researcher to lead mathematical biology (Ref No 12552) in our unit at QIMR Berghofer. The advertisement can be accessed through SEEK and the QIMRB Careers Page. This will be a senior appointment in Clinical Tropical Medicine led by Professor James McCarthy and will have a salary commensurate with the qualifications…

Research Associate/ Post-Doctoral Fellow – modelling infection and immunity.

Research/Associate/Post-Doctoral Fellow – modelling infection and immunity The infection Analytics team at UNSW Sydney is seeking a post-doc / research fellow in mathematical biology, to model infection dynamics in HIV. The Infection Analytics Program at the Kirby Institute is an interdisciplinary team including applied mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists, who collaborate widely with…

Meningococcal disease spike prompts vaccination call

The Australian Academy of Science is urging parents to vaccinate their children against all strains of meningococcal disease, after a recent spike in cases in Adelaide and the death of a seven-year-old boy in south-west Sydney. The call by the Academy comes as it releases a new video campaign, developed in partnership with the Australian…

PRISM International Conference 20th-24th August 2018, Palm Cove Queensland

PRISM International Conference 20th-24th August 2018 Alamanda Palm Cove Boutique Hotel 1 Veivers Road Palm Cove QLD 4879 Summary This conference will bring together experts from various disciplines and backgrounds under the 4 PRISM themes: Immunisation, Respiratory Viruses, Emerging Infectious Diseases and New…

APPRISE launches projects to fill critical research gaps for future infectious disease emergencies

Research projects to streamline the study of the first clinical cases in future pandemics are just three of the priority projects launched by an Australian research centre. Almost A$1.6 million will fund a range of national collaborative projects that will fill critical research gaps in Australia’s emergency response to infectious diseases. The research is funded…

Scholarship available UNSW: Modelling the genomic epidemiology of antimicrobial resistant gonorrhoea

We are seeking strong maths/physics/stats etc. grads to send EOIs through the portal link below – the scholarships are very good by Australian standards: 40K per year + 10K for research/training expenses annually. The project link is here https://www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/modelling-genomic-epidemiology-antimicrobial-resistant-gonorrhoea and more information about the Scientia scheme is available herehttps://www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/unsw-scientia-phd-scholarships-faqs . EOIs close at 11.59pm on 20 July 2018.

Position available: The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS), UNSW

UNSW: Faculty / Division: Faculty of Science School / Unit: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences Position Level: A The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct research to understand the evolution of micro-organisms in terms of their natural history. The research involves mathematical/computational modelling of microbial evolution and/or statistical analysis of genetic/genomic data. This position is…

Mathematical modelling Postdoctoral position available at the Australian National University

We are advertising a two-year postdoctoral position at the Australian National University on an ARC-funded Discovery Project investigating mathematical models of diseases with complex transmission routes. The project aims to develop mathematical and statistical tools to better estimate infection risk, analyze outbreak data, and provide guidance for disease control. Details here: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/526113?lApplicationSubSourceID Closing date 25…

Faculty positions available in Imperial College London Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Up to 5 positions are available at all levels from Lecturer to Chair (full professor) Salary range for Lecturer: £50,681 – £65,620 per annum Salary range for Senior Lecturer: £62,858 – £65,620 per annum Minimum salary for Reader: £68,000 per annum Minimum salary for Chair: £78,000 per annum We are particularly looking to build capacity…

Two postdoctoral positions in mathematical/statistical modelling of infectious diseases at Institut Pasteur, Paris

We are seeking two postdocs to work on a portfolio of research projects. The portfolio includes the development of mathematical and statistical models to analyse infectious disease data with complex structures for a wide range of applications. In an ambitious project funded by DARPA, the first postdoc will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experimentalists…

Position available: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Respiratory Medicine University of Sydney

Undertake research into tuberculosis epidemiology and clinical trials Located at Central Clinical School, Camperdown Campus, with periodic travel to Vietnam. Full time fixed term for 24 months, base salary Level B $102K – $121K p.a plus superannuation. About the opportunity The University of Sydney is seeking a highly-motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to undertake research into the…

Position available: Research Fellow Epidemiology Curtin University

A 3 year post-doctoral research position to study within the area of spatial epidemiology and infectious diseases in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, as well as Australia. You will work with Professor Archie Clements, Pro Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences and an internationally recognized expert in this field. The role contributes primarily to research…

5 PDRAs Infectious Diseases modelling available Warwick University

Warwick University is recruiting 5 PDRAs to work on a variety of positions in Matt Keeling’s group. We are seeking up to five highly skilled and quantitative researcher to join multiple projects seeking to analyse, model and predict the dynamics of a range of infectious diseases. Ideal candidate would have a strong background in mathematical or statistical…

2019 PhD Research Opportunities Bioinformatics at The Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology (Ausgem)

The Australian Centre for Genomic Epidemiological Microbiology (Ausgem) is looking to recruit a bioinformatics PhD student to join its research program in 2019 . Open to Australia and New Zealand citizens (and international students who can pay international student fees of 26K USD/year). The successful candidates will be awarded $27,082 per annum, indexed, over 3.5 years. Applicants are…

Postdoc Position available in Infectious Disease Modelling at Imperial College

Salary £37,904 – £45,547 Duration 12 months in the first instance Location St Mary’s Campus, Paddington Closing date 9 December 2018 Reference MED00874 We seek a mathematical modeller to develop innovative models and inference methodology to improve our understanding of the spatial spread of pandemic and seasonal influenza, and to use these models to evaluate…

Postdoc position available: Digital pharmaco-vigilance for medical cannabis patients

The Flutracking team (http://flutracking.net/) have just announced a new postdoctoral position, which will translate learning from Flutracking into monitoring medical cannabis patients. This position will work on cutting edge digital surveillance methods to optimise survey response among patients in a medical cannabis trial. The position will be embedded within the Flutracking.net team to help transfer learnings from…

Position available: POST DOC in STATISTICS and PATHOGEN PHYLODYNAMICS Imperial College London

Imperial College London POST DOC in STATISTICS and PATHOGEN PHYLODYNAMICS Department: Mathematics, Statistics Section Salary: £36,800 – £38,730 per annum plus benefits* Duration: 24 months, starting as soon as possible Closing date: 06 April 2017 How to apply: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment NAT00099 Applications are invited from a talented…

Position available: Infectious disease & health economic modeller in the Modelling & Economics Unit, Public Health England

Infectious disease & health economic modeller in the Modelling & Economics Unit, Public Health England Duration: permanent Salary: minimum £50,656 Job ref: 919-AP-21471984-EXT Closing date: 5 Feb 2018 We are looking for someone to lead cost-effectiveness analyses of a range of vaccination programmes, using transmission dynamic and other decision analytic models. Applicants need experience in conducting…

Position available: Research Associate/ Post-Doctoral Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow – modelling infection and immunity at the University of New South Wales, Kirby Institute

Research Associate/ Post-Doctoral Fellow/ Senior Research Fellow – modelling infection and immunity. The infection Analytics team at UNSW Sydney is seeking a post-doc / research fellow in mathematical biology, to model infection dynamics in HIV. The Infection Analytics Program at the Kirby Institute is an interdisciplinary team including applied mathematicians, physicists, and computer scientists, who…

Position available: Biostatistician Veterinary Biology@Melbourne group University of Melbourne

Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences The University of Melbourne, Australia Closing date: 7 December 2017 Location: Parkville, Victoria The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences wishes to appoint up to twelve new academic positions within its School of Agriculture and Food. One of these positions is for a biostatistician to work within the Veterinary…

Position available: Research Fellow in Mathematical Modelling LSHTM

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is currently recruiting for a Research Fellow position. The post involves combining mathematical models with surveillance and serological data to examine the dynamics of infection and immunity for antigenically variable pathogens such as influenza and dengue. Funding is until 31st Jan 2020 and application deadline is 1st…

Positions available: Post-doctoral fellowships in infectious disease modeling at the Fogarty International Center, NIH

The Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies of the Fogarty International Center, NIH, is seeking post-doctoral fellows to work on a variety of infectious disease modeling projects. Areas of interest include the transmission dynamics of respiratory infections, pathogen evolution at the animal-human interface, the impact of new vaccines, and anti-microbial resistance. The Epidemiology Division…

Position available: Project Officer development Mathematical Models The Kirby Institute UNSW

The Kirby Institute is the major research body in Australia with responsibility for research into the clinical and epidemiological aspects of HIV/AIDS. It is also responsible for research into the clinical and epidemiological aspects of other blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections. About the role $90K-$113K plus (9.5% superannuation and leave loading) Fixed Term…

Position available University of Melbourne: RESEARCH FELLOW – EPIDEMIC DECISION SUPPORT

The University of Melbourne Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics is seeking an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to lead development of a decision support system for infectious disease emergency management. The system will be developed around Australia’s response options for pandemic influenza, with capabilities to be extended and applied to other disease threats. The system will be…

Position available APPRISE CRE University of Melbourne: Health informatics specialist

The Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE) Centre for Research Excellence is seeking an innovative health informatics specialist to help the consortium to inform Australia’s emergency response to infectious diseases and to identify and address the information requirements that this entails. Applications close Sun 16 July. http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/890407/health-informatics-specialist

Position available at Monash University: Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow (Chronic Disease Epidemiology)

The Epidemiological Modelling Unit (EMU) is seeking a highly-skilled and independent Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow to undertake a significant leadership role in its non-communicable disease and demographic modelling research agenda. The appointment will be made at a Level B or C, depending on experience. More information can be found here.

Position available at UNSW: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Tanaka Lab)

An ARC-funded project has commenced at UNSW to understand the molecular evolution of pathogens in terms of their natural history. The postdoctoral research associate will work with A/Prof Mark Tanaka to model pathogen evolution integrating the processes of mutation and within host dynamics with epidemiological dynamics. Our objective is to produce a closer alignment between…

PRISM Workshop Understanding Infectious Disease Modelling at the CDCC Conference June 2017 Melbourne

This introductory workshop will give participants an understanding of infectious disease models and their value for public health. The workshop will cover the use of modelling to examine disease dynamics and to assess strategies for control in the context of a variety of infectious diseases. No prior detailed knowledge of modelling infectious diseases or epidemiology…

Position available at UNSW: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Infectious Disease Modelling

Applications are invited for the appointment of a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Level A) in the Research Centre of Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI) within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UNSW Sydney. The applicant will also have the opportunity to collaborate with the Distributed Sensing Systems Group in CSIRO (additional project information available here)….

PhD opportunity: New translational methods towards the estimation of age- and time-dependent epidemiological parameters for pertussis resurgence

PhD opportunity: New translational methods towards the estimation of age- and time-dependent epidemiological parameters for pertussis resurgence in Belgium using serial seroprevalence and incidence data The aim of the research project is to develop new advanced, state-of-the-art methodology for epidemiologists and biostatisticians interested in modeling infectious disease spread from person to person. More specifically, we…

ABC Health Report: Deadly meningococcal W concerns

A disturbing increase in cases of a potentially more deadly strain of meningococcal disease has led to a free vaccination program which will cover the new strain (along with three other strains) being rolled out for teenagers in Western Australia. Guest Jodie McVernon speaks to presenter Norman Swan. Hear full episode here.

Postdoctoral Position available at the Department of Biotech and Biomolecular Science at the University of New South Wales

Post-doctoral position available at the MRC centre for outbreak analysis and modelling at the department of infectious disease epidemiology (Imperial College London)

A post-doctoral position is available at the MRC centre for outbreak analysis and modelling at the department of infectious disease epidemiology (Imperial College London), see link: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AWD204/research-associate/ In a nutshell, the post-holder will take a leading role in developing a statistical framework to link surveillance data with other data sources and produce spatially explicit estimates…

Postdoc and RA 2x positions available Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium Imperial College London

We would like to draw your attention to a number of post-doc positions available as part of a newly established Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium at the Imperial College London. These are exciting positions for someone with good quantitative skills and experience in infectious disease epidemiology who has an interest in research relevant to global health policy….

2016 Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research

2016 Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research WINNER Professor Leann Tilley, Dr Nick Klonis, Associate Professor Julie Simpson and Associate Professor James McCaw, The University of Melbourne Malaria kills nearly half a million children each year, and the emergence of resistance to the first-line antimalarial drug, artemisinin, is looming as a major global health…

The Aqua Book: guidance on producing quality analysis for government

“Following the ‘Review of quality assurance of government analytical models’, a cross-departmental working group on analytical quality assurance was established. The Aqua Book is one of their products and is a good practice guide to those working with analysis and analytical models.” The Aqua Book: guidance on producing quality analysis for government

Position open for a post-doctoral fellow in Data Analytics

Position open for a post-doctoral fellow in Data Analytics. This is a 6-month project with ManagingLife (with possible renewal). For details please visit this page.

PRISM Workshop ICTMM conference Abstract Submission now open

This workshop will focus on the particular challenges for epidemiologic modelling of neglected tropical diseases and emerging infections, and highlight emerging and mixed methods that promise new insights and solutions. Sessions will include a mixture of presentations from invited international experts, and others selected from abstract. This workshop will appeal particularly to those with an interest…

AMSI Winter School on Biological and Environmental Modelling, July 4-15

This year UQ is hosting the AMSI Winter School on Biological and Environmental Modelling, July 4 – 15. Interested RHD students or ECRs please register at http://ws.amsi.org.au/register/ . Registration closes June 24. Travel grants available from UQ may be able to support travel and accommodation (grant deadline is June 5). The speaker list and lecture series…

Recently published series on visual communication

A link to the recently published series on visual communication in Nature Methods can be found here: http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/pointsofview

Guidelines for ethical use of digital data

A link to the guidelines for ethical use of digital data can be found here: http://www.carltonconnect.com.au/read-ethical-use-of-digital-data-in-human-research

How academics can engage with policy: 10 tips for a better conversation

Academics need to look at different ways they can communicate their research to policymakers, says Matthew Goodwin – here’s his advice on not wasting their time, or yours.

Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Fellow / Research Fellow position at the Australian National University in Canberra

The Post-doctoral Fellow / Research Fellow will work in partnership with the Department of Global Health, and the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Modelling group within the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), as well as actively engaging with PRISM2. For more information and/or to apply please go to: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/508401/postdoctoral-fellow-research-fellow

Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellow (Disease and Economic Modelling) at the University Of New South Wales

The Postdoctoral Fellow position will involve disease and cost-effectiveness modelling to evaluate various potential adult pneumococcal vaccination programs in Australia. This will incorporate epidemiology, modelling, statistics and economic analyses. While it is desirable that applicants will have experience in all of these areas, it is not essential as the grant involves investigators who specialise in…

Opportunity: RESEARCH FELLOW – MODELLING AND SIMULATION at the University of Melbourne

A two-year Research Fellowship to contribute to the development and application of computational models of infectious disease transmission and control is available through the University of Melbourne. The appointee will work with other investigators in the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence inPolicy relevant infectious disease simulation and mathematical modelling(PRISM2)…

Postdoctoral research opportunity at the University of Adelaide

We are seeking a mathematical/statistical modeller to join the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence PRISM2, in the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide. PRISM2 is an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in infectious disease modelling with nodes based at the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Adelaide and University of…

Epidemics 5 conference

PRISM² staff and students will be attending the Epidemics 5 conference to be held in Florida December 1st – 4th 2015. Oral presentations: James McCaw – The roles of innate and adaptive immunity in controlling influenza infection Joshua Ross –Characterising pandemic severity and transmissibility from FF100 data Pengxing Cao – On the mechanisms of artemisinin action in plasmodium falciparum clearance…