POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

122d • $64,170

About The Position

The Malaria Collaboratory is recruiting an exceptional post-doctoral scientist to work on the transmission of malaria parasites between hosts. The candidate will join an existing team at Duke, Johns Hopkins, Moi University, KEMRI-Welcome Trust Research Program, and the field site in Kenya, and engage with investigators at all sites across various disciplines. The project will focus on conceptualizing, innovating, and implementing data-driven approaches to malaria transmission, immune development and vaccine design based on innovative, longitudinal data sources describing complex parasite genetics in both human and mosquito infections as well as human immune responses.

Requirements

• A doctoral degree in a relevant field, preferably a quantitative field such as epidemiology, bioinformatics, statistics, computer science or engineering.
• Experience or basic understanding of high-dimensional data analysis, genome-scale analysis, analysis of genetic data, epidemiology, translational research, and molecular epidemiology.
• Good communication skills and teamwork.
• Advanced ability with programming, preferably R.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in statistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, molecular biology, and immunology.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project activities related to malaria transmission research.
• Refine analytic approaches and conceptualize important research questions.
• Implement data analysis best practices and analyze data.
• Communicate research findings with project partners.
• Engage with field partners and draft manuscripts.

Benefits

• Health insurance plans.
• Generous paid time off.
• Retirement programs with employer contributions.
• Tuition assistance for employees and their children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees