The following advert for postdoctoral and graduate research positions
appeared in Nature on 20 May. Please direct all enquiries to
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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE (WTCEID)
TWELVE POSTDOCTORAL AND GRADUATE RESEARCH POSITIONS IN STATISTICS
EPIDEMIOLOGY, VIROLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, POPULATION BIOLOGY AND BIOMATHEMATICS.
The Wellcome Trust Centre for the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease,
directed by Professor Roy Anderson FRS, has an international reputation for
interdisciplinary research on the statistics, epidemiology, evolution, and
control of infectious agents. The Centre is housed in a new purpose built
facility, in the Science Department area of Oxford close to the University
Parks, with sophisticated pathogen containment, sequencing and computational
facilities. Applications are invited for ten postdoctoral positions and two
graduate research assistantships for projects in the following areas:
• Pathogenesis of HIV and the evolution of drug resistance under combination
therapy.
• Epidemiology of Dengue virus infection and associated disease.
• Transmission dynamics and epidemiology of scrapie, BSE and new variant
CJD.
• Population genetics of drug resistance in the malaria parasite and
bacterial infections.
• The use of patient databases in the epidemiological analysis of the burden
of infectious disease and the comparison of therapies.
• Theoretical studies of the dynamics and regulation of immunological
responses to infectious agents.
• Transmission dynamics and population genetics of lymphatic filariasis.
• Characterisation of strain variation in Campylobacter jejuni (2
positions).
• Population study of Neisseria lactamica in infants and small children.
• Molecular epidemiological studies of malaria transmission (2 positions)
For some of the positions a strong background in statistics and/or applied
mathematics is required, while for others a biological training with
interests in infectious diseases and epidemiology or molecular biology is
appropriate. The positions are funded variously by the Wellcome Trust, MAFF,
Meningitis Research Foundation and industry. Further particulars may be
obtained from Jane Lillywhite at the address below or from email address:
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Applications should be sent to Professor Roy Anderson FRS, Director WTCEID,
University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3FY. Applicants should
enclose a CV, a list of publications and the names plus addresses of 2
referees. Closing date for applications is 7th June 1999.
The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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