Risk Modeller
£30,770 – £34,760
New Haw
REF: DEF/314/16 – 1502321
At the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), we safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. Effective risk assessment is vital to our success in shaping policies and contingency plans, and informs the guidance the UK government provides nationally.
Right now, we are investing in increasing our capacity for risk modelling and spatial analysis. As a result, you have the opportunity to join a risk analysis team whose work is recognised internationally. You will be a key member of the Biomathematics and Risk Research group, which is responsible for developing mathematical models and both quantitative and qualitative risk assessments. Your projects will support aims as diverse as evidence-based policy making in the UK and EU, enhancing food safety and reducing risk from new and emerging threats.
You will use your quantitative skills to investigate a variety of epidemiological issues such as transmission of infectious diseases and identifying hotspots for introduction of new and emerging diseases. Our work covers a variety of areas that include avian influenza, BSE, Salmonella, vector-borne diseases and antibiotic resistance. The team will rely on your input to shape the risk assessment process - defining the risk question, designing models, implementing risk assessment and communicating the results. Quite simply, this is your chance to shape future policies and make scientific advances.
A driven individual with excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach, you will bring to the role proven relevant experience. This should include a PhD or demonstrated track record of experience in quantitative risk assessment or mathematical/simulation modelling using software such as R or Matlab. Confident working independently as the only modeller on a project, you make sound decisions on the best data and techniques to use and have a talent for presenting results in presentations, written reports and peer-reviewed papers.
In return, you will enjoy a brilliant benefits package with a good holiday allowance, flexi-time policy and a Civil Service pension.
To find out more and apply, please visit the Civil Service Jobs website: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?SID=Y3NvdXJjZT1jc3FzZWFyY2gmdXNlcnNlYXJjaGNvbnRleHQ9MjQzMTg2NDgmc2VhcmNoX3NsaWNlX2N1cnJlbnQ9MSZvd25lcj01MDcwMDAwJm93bmVydHlwZT1mYWlyJnBhZ2VjbGFzcz1Kb2JzJmpvYmxpc3Rfdmlld192YWM9MTUwMjMyMSZwYWdlYWN0aW9uPXZpZXd2YWNieWpvYmxpc3QmcmVxc2lnPTE0NzIxMDkzNjktYjQ4ZWNiMTMzNjA2NGE3MjI2OWI0Mzg0ODZiZmEzMDY4NTE3MWNmZA==
Closing Date: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Emma L. Snary B.Sc PhD.
Workgroup Leader and Senior Risk Analyst
Biomathematics and Risk Research
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
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Address: Department of Epidemiological Sciences, APHA Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB.
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