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Postdoctoral Fellow in Within-Host Models of Vaccination and Therapeutics

Department of Mathematics

The University of Manitoba

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada) to work on the project “Vaccination and antimicrobials, from the individual to the population: Real-time modelling and data analysis to project therapeutic intervention” funded by OMNI/REUNI (https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2021/04/11/york-university-researchers-leading-national-infectious-disease-modelling-efforts/).

Vaccination is a critical piece of the pharmaceutical arsenal in the fight against (re-)emerging infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that deploying a treatment and vaccination campaign in the middle of a crisis poses specific complications, particularly when the efficacy and protection of different interventions against the pathogen’s evolutionary landscape may not be fully understood. Rapid and accurate forecasting of drug and vaccine dosing needs are paramount to successful public health planning. Here, we will develop within-host mathematical models of pathogen evolution and pharmaceutical interventions to support real-time, population-level public health decision-making.

The work will be co-supervised by J. Arino, K.-L. Liao, S. Portet (University of Manitoba) and M. Craig (Université de Montréal). This fellowship is for one year and is renewable for one year, contingent on satisfactory progress. The value of this fellowship at the University of Manitoba is $50,000 per year.

Candidate Requirements:

hold or have completed a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, data science or related discipline and have an excellent academic record
demonstrated mathematical modelling capacities using data-driven quantitative analyses, differential equations, stochastic modelling, and/or mixed-effects modelling
knowledge of epidemiology and physiological processes relevant to immunology is an asset
have excellent communication and organization skills

Applicants should submit in one PDF file:

CV including date of the thesis defence, and summary of the Ph.D. thesis, previous and current academic positions
A complete list of publications (with highlighting up to three most significant papers and explaining your individual contribution to each of them with 3-4 sentences)
A research statement (2-3 pages)
The names and contact information for three referees

The University of Manitoba is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, racialized persons/persons of colour, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

** Applications will be reviewed as received until the position is filled.

University of Manitoba, Department of Mathematics