Research Assistant/research Associate - White City, United Kingdom - Imperial College London

Imperial College London

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White City, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Applications are invited for a post of Research Associate to work on the epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in Southeast Asia in collaboration with groups in Malaysia and China.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to our understanding of the global epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease through access to unique datasets and exciting collaborations.

You will work 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.

Duties and responsibilities:

Key objectives are as follows:

To conduct statistical, mathematical and/or epidemiological analysis of hand, foot and mouth disease 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 collaborators.

Essential requirements:

You should hold, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in infectious disease epidemiology, evolution or related quantitative discipline with strong mathematical and/or statistical skills and an interest in infectious disease epidemiology.

Further information:

This is a full time (35h/pw) and fixed term basis until December 2025 first instance based in White City Campus.

***The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023. Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

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