Epidemiologist

4 weeks ago

Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom The Pirbright Institute Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Epidemiological Modeller to join our team at The Pirbright Institute. As a key member of our research group, you will play a crucial role in developing and applying mathematical models to understand the transmission and control of viral diseases in livestock.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and apply mathematical models to understand the spread of viral diseases in livestock, including foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever.
  • Collaborate with field and laboratory scientists to integrate their results into the models.
  • Discuss the models and their use with policy makers and report outputs from the models to them.
  • Write up modelling work for publication in scientific journals and present their work at conferences.
Requirements
  • PhD in a relevant field, such as epidemiology, mathematics, or statistics.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience of applying mathematical models to epidemiology.
  • Experience of Bayesian methods for model fitting.
What We Offer
  • Generous Group Personal Pension Scheme and life cover.
  • 25 days annual leave per annum, plus 10.5 public and privilege days.
  • Buy and sell annual leave.
  • Option to carry over up to two weeks annual leave.

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