Research Fellow x2 (112040-0826)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed term contract until 31st August 2028

About the Role  

Informal Queries

• For informal queries, please contact Kat Rock (Professor) at K.S.Rock@warwick.ac.uk

2 x Fixed Term Contracts until 31/08/2028

The Mathematics Institute at Warwick is looking to appoint two postdoctoral research fellows (PDRAs) for an exciting new opportunity to develop a career in infectious disease modelling within one of the UK’s leading groups. These positions are until 31st August 2028. The successful candidates will join the HAT Modelling and Economic Predictions for Policy (HAT MEPP) team, a multidisciplinary research group working with key partners to develop regional, policy-ready models and analyses that support decision-makers within national sleeping sickness control programmes. 

The positions will focus on gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT or sleeping sickness), a vector-borne disease targeted for elimination of transmission by 2030. Successful candidates will lead specific project components, with the goal of first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals while impacting HAT intervention strategies. 

The roles provide an excellent opportunity to develop skills in science communication, complex dataset analysis, health economic modelling, programming, optimisation methods, and cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) within a supportive and collaborative environment. CEAs will primarily be conducted in R, while Matlab and C++ are used for transmission modelling aspects of the project. Experience with one or more of these programming languages is therefore desirable. Familiarity with cluster computing would also be advantageous. 

We anticipate that one position will focus primarily on improving the existing HAT MEPP code base, working closely with other team members to ensure it is efficient, reliable and adaptable, including the development of a unit testing framework. This role is also likely to involve supporting fitting of transmission models to new data sets. The second position is expected to focus more heavily on stakeholder engagement and the development of novel health economic analyses. Responsibilities will be allocated according to the skill sets and experience of the appointed PDRA and both will be expected to contribute across a range of different task types during the project.

About You  

These roles are for candidates who hold a PhD in Mathematical Modelling, Computer Science, Health Economics or a related discipline. We particularly encourage applicants from individuals with strong programming skills and/or an interest in developing expertise in health economic evaluations. 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description as a PDF below.

JD Research Fellow x2 (112041).pdf – 111KB

PhD Status

If you are near submission of your PhD, or have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made at Research Assistant level, at the highest spinal point of pay grade 5 (£34,610 per annum).

Upon receipt of evidence confirming the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow, at the lowest spinal point of grade 6 (£35,608 per annum).

Closing Deadline: Monday 14 September 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)*

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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