NONLINEAR DYNAMICS & NOISE AMPLIFICATION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE DYNAMICS
A postdoctoral associate is sought to collaborate on a project to study the interaction between nonlinearity, resonance and noise amplification in the dynamics of directly transmitted infectious diseases. The main goal of the project is to understand the relative importance of exogenous and endogenous nonlinearities and stochastic processes in the outbreak dynamics of endemic pathogens. The successful applicant should have a background in population biology of infectious diseases or epidemiology. Experience with stochastic processes and analyzing nonlinear dynamical systems is required. The project is housed at the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology and will be jointly supervised by Professors Pej Rohani (http://www.uga.edu/rohanilab/) and John Drake (http://dragonfly.ecology.uga.edu/drakelab/). The position will be initially appointed for one year with a starting salary of $37,000. Start date is negotiable. Potential applicants are requested to email ([email protected]) a letter of introduction, CV, and expression of interest. The position will remain open until filled.
