Research Fellow in Infectious Disease Modelling London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health

Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, LSHTM and the Modelling and Economics Unit, Health Protection Agency

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, an internationally renowned centre for research and postgraduate education in public health and tropical medicine, is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Research Fellow to work on modelling M tuberculosis transmission and control in Africa as part of the CREATE consortium to design novel public health interventions to reduce the burden of HIV-related TB at the population level (http://www.tbhiv-create.org/). Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in Africa, where the HIV epidemic has contributed to substantial increases in the burden of TB.

The aim of the research is to understand the effect of a novel strategy of community-wide preventive treatment on control of tuberculosis in settings of high incidence. This will involve developing and parameterising mathematical models, using international data collected as part of major ongoing empirical studies under the CREATE consortium and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. CREATE collaborators include the Aurum Institute for Health Research and the Desmond Tutu Centre, South Africa, the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Zambart Project, Zambia and WHO, Geneva. The post involves a range of complex and original scientific work and requires a high degree of personal initiative. The post-holder will be based in a dynamic, supportive and stimulating group at LSHTM with close links to colleagues at HPA and collaborators in Africa.

The initial appointment will be for a minimum of 12 months to the end of April 2013 with possible extension to March 2014. Starting salary will be in the range of £35,511 - £38,569 per annum inclusive.

Applications should be made on-line via our website jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. The reference for this post is RW10. Applications should include the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. This post closes at 11.00pm on 19 January 2011.

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