Location: | London, Hybrid |
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Salary: | £46,593 to £54,630 (Spine Point sp17-21) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 30th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 27th June 2024 |
Job Ref: | MED04604 |
Location: St Mary’s/White City Campus
Job Summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a postdoctoral researcher to join the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis to undertake research in emerging infectious diseases.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis is an international resource and centre of excellence for research and training in the epidemiological analysis and modelling of infectious diseases. The Centre works closely with national and international agencies to support policy planning and response operations against infectious disease threats. The Centre is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling and staff of the Centre work closely with WHO and a range of other global health agencies to support translation of academic work into tangible impact.
Duties and requirements
You will work within the “Preparedness and Response to Emerging Threats” research theme on a variety of projects related to supporting epidemic outbreak response, methods development and pandemic preparedness.
You will work with academic staff and research teams across the Centre, as well as interacting closely with the WHO liaison fellow to support work undertaken through our WHO Collaborating Centre.
Candidates should hold a PhD or equivalent in one of the following areas: infectious disease epidemiology, mathematical modelling, statistics or related subject or a similar quantitative discipline.
Essential requirements
Further Information
This post in full-time, fixed term until 13 June 2026 and you will be based at White City Campus. Part-time/flexible working will be considered.
Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as a Research Assistant within the salary range £41,694 - £44,888 per annum.
For any queries or informal enquiries about the post, please contact Professor Azra Ghani (a.ghani@imperial.ac.uk)
Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.
More information is available on the following web page: Work Location Framework | Administration and support services | Imperial College London
Closing date: 27 June 2024
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