An exciting opportunity has arisen for a mathematical modeller to develop innovative models exploring the dynamics of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) organisms, and to use these models to evaluate control strategies in order to inform policy in this high priority area. There are few public health issues currently of greater importance than antimicrobial resistance in terms of impact on the health of society. The rise in AMR bacteria, coupled with a lack of existing antibiotics (and with none expected in the near future) means that the number of infections that are untreatable is ever increasing. In 2011 the Chief Medical Officer recommended that antibiotic resistance be put on the government’s national risk register of civil emergencies, while the World Health Organization has stated that resistance to antibiotics could bring "the end of modern medicine as we know it".
This post will contribute to the innovative research required to identify and rigorously evaluate solutions, in order to inform health policy. The research conducted by the post-holder will improve our understanding of the epidemiology of healthcare associated infections and AMR organisms, their transmission and control in hospital and community populations. The research is expected to provide practical and clinically relevant insights to directly inform national policy.
The post-holder will gain valuable experience working closely with clinicians, epidemiologists and microbiologists as well as modellers, economists, statisticians and bioinformaticians, and policy colleagues both at PHE and collaborating institutions.
This post provides an ideal opportunity to gain experience in infectious disease research to inform policy. Public Health England’s Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control (CIDSC) in Colindale, in NW London, is an internationally-renowned centre of excellence for expertise, reference and research, surveillance and epidemiology in relation to human health. It is an excellent place to conduct public health research that can help shape policy both nationally and internationally.
Employer:Public Health England
Department:Statistics, Modelling and Economics
Location:Colindale
Salary:£37,454-£45,769 pa
Closing Date:30/03/2015
For more information please visit:
https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/61e0eadf80d327c090d3cb829b2febee/?vac_ref=913702883
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