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Research Assistant or Research Fellow
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
| Salary: |
£34,854 to £45,437
per annum, inclusive.
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| Closing Date: |
Thursday 18 February 2021 |
| Reference: |
EPH-IDE-2021-06 |
A post is available for a researcher to join a team doing research on mathematical models to inform decision making during infectious disease outbreaks. The post will be based at the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID) at LSHTM. The post-holder will work on methods to make, assess and aggregate nowcasts and forecasts of the epidemiology of Covid-19 in the short, medium and long term.
Part of the work will build on existing research in on real-time modelling of Covid-19 and the post-holder will contribute to the development and refinement of methods to model the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Another related part of the work will involve developing a European forecasting platform akin to the existing CDC forecast hub in the US and analysing the performance of the forecasts generated. This position therefore provides an opportunity to have a tangible impact on improving real-time awareness and informing the response to this and future epidemics, with plenty of scope to contribute analyses topics of immediate policy relevance as they come up.
The post holder will need to have experience in infectious disease modelling and good organisational skills including effective time management. The post holder will need demonstrable experience in R, familiarity with version control (e.g. git) and standard development practice tools and an ability to write modular, maintainable and testable code. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The position can be appointed at the academic Research Fellow or Research Assistant level determined by the applicant’s previous experience.
The post is full time and fixed-term for 24 months. The post is funded by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Wellcome Trust and is available immediately.
The salary will be on the Academic scale, for appointment at Research Assistant Grade 5 scale in the range £34,854 - £40,011 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting), and for Research Fellow Grade 6 scale in the range £40,011 - £45,437 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. Applications should also include the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
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