Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Veterinary Integrative Biosciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

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Who we are

The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is an institution that represents 100 years of growth from a small school of veterinary medicine in 1916 to its present role as a major veterinary educational, medical, and research center. Today, we are one of the largest colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States, training nearly 600 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students each year. We support collaboration and teamwork that turns today's discoveries into proactive solutions for animals, humans, and the environment. Together, we strive to support the goals of the faculty, staff and students in teaching, research and outreach programs.  To learn more, please visit our website https://vetmed.tamu.edu/

What we want

The Postdoctoral Research Associate focuses on computational and mathematical modeling of pathogens spread in the food supply chain. Collaborates between Martial Ndeffo’s Lab in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences and the Sapna Dass’s Lab in the Department of Animal Science. The position will contribute to one or more research projects. The research projects will focus on the development of mechanistic models which consider drivers and pathways of SARS-CoV-2 (and selected pathogens) transmission in livestock systems in a multipartite livestock-human-environment-wildlife systems approach. The models will be used to investigate transmission dynamics in space and time by considering and understanding the impact of biosecurity practices on the introduction and spread of pathogens at the farm level.

What you need to know

Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Appropriate doctoral degree.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.

• Ability to work independently and execute research projects with minimal supervision.

• Good communication skills demonstrated by past productivity including peer- reviewed publications and/or other scientific and technical output.

• Demonstrably strong programming skills in Python and at least one of the following packages (R, MATLAB).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research experience with computational modeling infectious diseases dynamics.

• Experience with stochastic computational modeling, agent-based modeling, model fitting and validation to empirical data.

• Experience in livestock epidemiological modeling.

Responsibilities:

• Modeling Development and analysis: Performs models' development and coding, calibration, and validation, mathematical and numerical analyses of the mathematical models in collaboration with Dr. Ndeffo.

• Data Analysis: Performs data and statistical analysis of firsthand and second dataset in collaboration with Dr. Ndeffo, staff/students, or with collaborators and their research teams.

• Proposal Preparation: Prepares proposals, manuscripts, and reports with colleagues (as lead author and coauthor)

• Oversight and Training: Provides training and oversight of graduate and undergraduate assistant research activities. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.