Postdoctoral Research Fellowship @ Intellectual Ventures

job details:

As part of this group, the computational algorithms postdoc will be a major contributor in the research and development of new methods for optimization, calibration, parameter space exploration, and sensitivity analysis.  These novel methods will be used to generate model-based guidance for public health campaigns and inform policymaking decisions with quantitative results across various disease models including polio, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.  The research, models, and results will be presented to key stakeholders, displayed at conferences, and published in academic journals. The duration of this postdoctoral appointment will be 3 years.

Joining our group provides unique opportunities to interact with global-health policymakers, to collaborate with world-class research laboratories and non-profit organizations, and to contribute to global and national disease-eradication strategies.  Publication of research work is strongly encouraged.

Intellectual Ventures Lab Overview

Responsibilities:

• Become familiar with state-of-the-art algorithms for model calibration, optimization, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, or parameter space exploration
• Develop a theoretical basis for novel algorithms
• Prototype and demonstrate novel algorithms in a scientific computing language
• Provide assistance to software team implementing novel algorithms into a production framework
• Lead in the preparation of research articles and conference presentations communicating methods and results to the scientific community

Key Qualifications and Required Skills:

• Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Bioinformatics, Control, Computer Science, Engineering)
• Significant experience in developing and analyzing numerical methods (e.g. stochastic optimization, Monte Carlo sampling, regression)
• Familiarity with principles, techniques, and tools of computational epidemiology
• Proficiency in at least one data-analysis or scripting language (e.g. MATLAB, python, R)
• Ability to read and write research articles
• Work extended hours to meet a deadline, and a demonstrated ability to work productively as part of a small team
• Interest in providing quantitative guidance to public health issues in developing world settings.
• Multiple published articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals.  List of articles to be submitted with application

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