Postdoc Ad
The Marshall Lab at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health is seeking to hire a postdoctoral scholar to work on mathematical and computational aspects of mosquito vectors of malaria, dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, with particular interest in genetics-based control strategies. The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of extension. Start date is flexible. Salary is commensurate with experience, and full benefits are included.
The successful candidate will work on exciting collaborative projects with a consortium of mathematical modelers, molecular biologists, ecologists and epidemiologists, mostly throughout the University of California system. Molecular biology labs that we collaborate with include the Akbari Lab, Bier Lab and Gantz Lab at UCSD, and the James Lab at UC Irvine. Ecology labs that we collaborate with include the Vector Genetics Lab at UC Davis and the Mosquito Control Lab at QIMR Berghofer in Australia. We also collaborate with TIGS-UCSD and the Debug Project at Verily Life Sciences, and serve as modeling lead for the UC Irvine Malaria Initiative.
Tasks that we are seeking help with include:
An ideal candidate will have:
If you are interested in the position, please send: i) your CV, including a list of publications and the names and email addresses of three potential referees, ii) PDFs of your two most significant publications or manuscripts to date, and iii) a cover letter describing your research interests and motivations for joining our lab to John Marshall at john.marshall@berkeley.edu. Inquiries are also welcome. Additional information about the research in our lab can be found at https://www.marshalllab.com/. The position will remain open until filled.
UC Berkeley has large and vibrant public health, ecology and computational biology communities spanning the School of Public Health, the Department of Integrative Biology, the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, the Center for Computational Biology, the Innovative Genomics Institute, and more. UC Berkeley offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits and is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Berkeley and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area is known for its progressive values, vibrant social and cultural scene, and beautiful surrounding environment.
The successful candidate will work on exciting collaborative projects with a consortium of mathematical modelers, molecular biologists, ecologists and epidemiologists, mostly throughout the University of California system. Molecular biology labs that we collaborate with include the Akbari Lab, Bier Lab and Gantz Lab at UCSD, and the James Lab at UC Irvine. Ecology labs that we collaborate with include the Vector Genetics Lab at UC Davis and the Mosquito Control Lab at QIMR Berghofer in Australia. We also collaborate with TIGS-UCSD and the Debug Project at Verily Life Sciences, and serve as modeling lead for the UC Irvine Malaria Initiative.
Tasks that we are seeking help with include:
- Working with molecular biologists to develop and parameterize models of genetic control systems
- Developing methods to infer mosquito movement patterns and demography from landscape genomic data
- Calibrating ecological and epidemiological models to available mosquito and vector-borne disease data
- Informing mosquito monitoring and surveillance protocols to assess intervention efficacy and unintended spread
- Contributing to development of our modeling framework, the Mosquito Gene Drive Explorer (MGDrivE)
- Mentoring PhD, Masters and undergraduate students
An ideal candidate will have:
- A strong background in applied mathematics, statistics and/or computer science
- Experience with population genetics, genomics or ecological and epidemiological modeling
- An interest in mosquitoes and/or mosquito-borne diseases
- An interest in mentoring students and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in research
If you are interested in the position, please send: i) your CV, including a list of publications and the names and email addresses of three potential referees, ii) PDFs of your two most significant publications or manuscripts to date, and iii) a cover letter describing your research interests and motivations for joining our lab to John Marshall at john.marshall@berkeley.edu. Inquiries are also welcome. Additional information about the research in our lab can be found at https://www.marshalllab.com/. The position will remain open until filled.
UC Berkeley has large and vibrant public health, ecology and computational biology communities spanning the School of Public Health, the Department of Integrative Biology, the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, the Center for Computational Biology, the Innovative Genomics Institute, and more. UC Berkeley offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits and is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Berkeley and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area is known for its progressive values, vibrant social and cultural scene, and beautiful surrounding environment.
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