- Research-fellow-78336-076

2016-07-27 23:00:00

Research Fellow -Neglected Tropical Diseases

Deadline

Varies

Value of Scholarship

Renewable

Fixed term until 31 August 2017. Applications are invited for 1 postdoctoral research fellow position to work on a large Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) grant. The post will be based at the University of Warwick in the Mathematics Institute and is available immediately. Many urgent policy issues concerning the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can only be answered through high-quality quantitative modelling. You will be key to the project, which with other researchers based in a consortium comprising Warwick and eleven other universities around the world, will undertake research into nine diseases commonly found in some of the poorest populations in the world. The Warwick team is led by Deirdre Hollingsworth, Matt Keeling and Orin Courtenay. Applicants with expertise in the areas of infectious disease modelling are encouraged to apply. Informal enquires to: Deirdre Hollingsworth (Deirdre.Hollingsworth@warwick.ac.uk). Further information on the neglected tropical diseases can be found on our website. Applications via the HR website should include a CV and list of publications. All applicants should also send a research statement by email to Ann Hume (Departmental Secretary, Mathematics) at this email address: MathematicsPA@warwick.ac.uk and ensure that their 3 referees send their references to the same email address by the closing date. If you have not yet been awarded your PhD but are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant on level 5 of the University grade structure (£28,143 pa). Upon successful award of your PhD and evidence of this fact, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure (£28,982 pa). Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role are found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick jobs page. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button below.

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