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University of Melbourne, Mathematics & Statistics

534 22814
Position ID:
UniMelb-RFCBS [#22814, 0042510]
Position Title:
Research Fellow in Computational Bayesian Statistics
Position Type:
Postdoctoral
Position Location:
Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Subject Area:
Computational Statistics
Salary Range:
$80,258 - $108,906
Appl Deadline:
2023/10/02 11:59PMhelp popup** finished (2023/08/21, finished 2023/10/08, listed until 2023/10/02)
Position Description:
   

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

Position Description

The Research Fellow in Computational Bayesian Statistics is expected to undertake the development of hierarchical models for geospatial antimalarial drug resistance, implementation of Bayesian inference methods, and mechanistic mathematical modelling of drug resistance spread. They will be required to be skilled across several different areas including Bayesian inference, mathematical modelling and high-performance scientific computing. The successful incumbent will contribute to a larger program of malaria modelling research at the University of Melbourne.

This role is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Ideas Grant of Professor Jennifer Flegg, Professor Nick Golding and Associate Professor Dan Weiss. The appointee will be a member of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, reporting to Professor Jennifer Flegg.

This is a full-time fixed-term position for 3 years.

Applications to be submitted by 2 October 2023, 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Note that a Selection Criteria document is part of the Australian application format and informs our discussion. For further information and to view the Position Description and Selection Criteria please go to https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/913878/research-fellow-in-computational-bayesian-statistics



An Equal Opportunity employer.

Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Research statement
  • Publication list
  • Selection Criteria (see Position Description)
  • Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site help popup)
And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:
https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/913878/research-fellow-in-computational-bayesian-statistics
email address
 
School of Mathematics and Statistics
University of Melbourne
Parkville VIC 3010
Australia