POPULATION DYNAMICS AND CONTROL OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
We are looking for a postdoctoral associate to join a joint project between the University of Georgia and the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on the population dynamics of West Nile Virus in New York City. Goals of this project are to understand the environmental drivers of transmission in heterogeneous structured environments, to develop a statistical understanding aimed at developing early warning systems for vector-borne outbreaks, and to identify strategies for containment and control. The successful applicant should have a background in population biology of infectious diseases, epidemiology, or medical entomology. Experience with the R programming language for either geostatistics or time series analysis is required. Experience in one or more of the following areas is desirable: spatial point processes, spatial generalized linear models, generalized additive models (GAMs), estimation with Markov Chain Monte Carlo, statistical or machine learning, semiparametric modeling, or mapping and data management with geographic information systems (GIS). The position is initially for one year with a starting salary of $41,715. Start date is negotiable. For more information about the Drake Lab, please see http://dragonfly.ecology.uga.edu/drakelab/. Potential applicants are encouraged to email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) a letter of introduction, CV, and expression of interest. NOTE: DR. DRAKE WILL BE AT THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA MEETING IN MILWAUKEE FROM SUNDAY 8/3 TO FRIDAY 8/8.
