Position Overview & Specifications

We are seeking an excellent researcher to work on the epidemiology of poliovirus, including analysis of global environmental and acute flaccid paralysis surveillance data maintained by the WHO. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and focuses on the epidemiology of vaccine-derived polioviruses in Africa and Asia and the impact of improved surveillance and new vaccines.

You will work closely with the polio team in the Vaccine Epidemiology Research Group and have access to excellent peer support from with other members of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis. You will also communicate and meet with task teams from the GPEI and with staff at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The post would be especially suited to someone with experience in epidemiological of infectious disease data but we will also consider applications from enthusiastic individuals with appropriate mathematical, statistical or bioinformatics skills. You will be expected to produce high quality research, submit publications to scientific journals, attend and present at conferences, and attend meetings with researchers and policy-makers relevant to the field.

Duties and responsibilities

Key objectives are as follows:

To conduct statistical, epidemiological analysis of poliovirus surveillance data

To pursue research on infectious disease epidemiology and inference from data

To interact with other members of the research group and with our national and international partners

Essential requirements

You should Hold a PhD (for appointment to Research Associate) or a first/masters degree (for appointment to Research Assistant) in epidemiology or related quantitative discipline or a closely related discipline with strong mathematical and/or statistical skills and an interest in infectious disease epidemiology and/or vaccine research.

Further information

This role is offered on a full time, fixed term basis until 30 November 2023 in the first instance. Imperial College is supportive of flexible working. The College is happy to discuss the possibility of implementing such arrangements for this post, with suitably qualified people, subject to operational requirements

Should you have any queries please contact: Dr Isobel Blake (isobel.blake@imperial.ac.uk )

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