Genome Evolution and Epidemiology of Human Pathogens
We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Scientist and a PhD student to join
the group of Dr. Daniel Wilson. The group is principally engaged in
the activities of the UKCRC Consortium Modernising Medical
Microbiology (www.modmedmicro.ac.uk), an ambitious project with the
goal of revolutionising approaches to tracing and tracking clinically
important micro-organisms in near-to-real time using whole genome
sequencing technologies. The aim is to elucidate the evolution and
epidemiology of four medically important pathogens, namely
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium
difficile and norovirus through the application and development of
statistical analyses.
Postdoctoral Scientist
Salary Scale for University Grade 7: £28,983 - £35,646 p.a.
Candidates holding a PhD and experience in statistical inference,
computationally intensive methods or population genetics and a
programming language such as C++ are sought to be responsible for
designing and implementing analyses of whole genome population data.
You will need to work well independently and in a team, have good
written and verbal skills and a publication record. Excellent
applicants from non-genetics backgrounds are also welcomed.
This post is funded by the UK CRC and is initially available for up to
2 years. Please quote reference HB-10-006-DW.
PhD Student
£15,000 p.a. stipend
A DPhil (PhD) studentship in conjunction with Prof. Peter Donnelly,
fully funded to the Home/EU rate, is available for a candidate with
good quantitative skills, an interest in evolution and evidence of
excellent performance in a science or maths degree, particularly
Biology or Statistics. Acquiring skills from the fields of population
genetics, epidemiology, statistics and computing, you will apply and
develop tools that deepen our knowledge and understanding of
pathogens. Please direct informal enquiries by email to [log in to unmask]
. Please quote reference HB-10-009-DW.
An application form and a job description are available from the
Personnel Officer, Room 5800, Experimental Medicine Division, Nuffield
Dept of Clinical Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, by
phone (+44 1865 220528), email ([log in to unmask]) or online (www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk
). The closing date for applications is Friday, 2 April 2010.
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