[Forum SIS] Junior Research position at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

[Alessandra Guglielmi]

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*Junior Researcher* in mathematical modelling of neglected tropical 
diseases. The position is initially offered
for two years with possibility of extension leading to a PhD.

*Job description*: The neglected tropical diseases (NTD) are a group of 
poverty-related diseases caused by
various types of infective agents that affect over a billion people 
worldwide. This research position focuses
on soil transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis. The research will 
involve working with established
individual-based and deterministic models for transmission and control 
of NTDs as well as developing new
mathematical and statistical models for the analysis of epidemiological 
data. The researcher is expected to
publish in high impact peer-reviewed journals.

*Qualifications and skills*: Enthusiastic graduate with Master of 
Science in epidemiology, biology, medicine,
mathematics, econometrics, biostatistics, or related field with an 
interest in infectious disease modeling
and epidemiological data analysis. The candidate should demonstrate a 
strong affinity for quantitative
skills, including statistics (in particular Bayesian methods) and 
statistical programming (preferably in R).
Previous experience conducting research are preferred. The candidate 
should have good command of the
English language, both verbally and in writing (i.e. command of the 
Dutch language is not required).

*Work environment*: The candidate will be working within the group of 
infectious disease control at the
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The 
Department of Public Health
employs researchers from various backgrounds, including medical 
sciences, social sciences, computer
sciences, economics, and mathematics, providing a well-rounded working 
environment with a wide range
of expertise. Within the department, the research unit of Infectious 
Disease Control is an internationally
leading group in mathematical modelling of transmission and control of 
parasite, bacterial, and viral
infections, with long-standing expertise in individual-based modelling. 
The junior researcher position is
linked to several ongoing research projects, which are carried out in 
collaboration with Leiden University
Medical Center in addition to various international partners and 
modelling groups within the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation funded NTD Modelling Consortium.

The position is initially offered for two years with possibility of 
extension leading to a PhD, depending on
positive evaluation and funding. For more information about this 
position, please contact:

Dr. Federica Giardina, Senior researcher. Email: f.giardina at erasmusmc.nl

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Alessandra Guglielmi
Dipartimento di Matematica - Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - 20133 Milano (ITALY)
tel ++39.02.23994641    fax  ++39.02.23994513
e-mail: alessandra.guglielmi at polimi.it

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