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We seek an outstanding individual to contribute to research in the lab
of Dr. Colleen Webb at Colorado State University in collaboration with
the USDAAPHIS Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) with the
potential to directly impact management of disease outbreaks in
livestock settings. In this project, we use data from livestock systems
and disease outbreaks to inform a model of livestock shipments at the
U.S. national scale (the United States Animal Movement Model USAMM) and
a model of livestock disease outbreaks (the United States Disease
Outbreak Simulation USDOS). The Postdoctoral Fellow is needed to help
transition these two models from their academic development to actual
usage by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This work
is important to provide accurate risk assessments and emergency response
preparedness for the livestock industry, and the management implications
of the project bring project members into regular interaction with both
government agencies and academia.
The core responsibilities of the position include working with
USDA collaborators to identify a case study, likely with foot and mouth
disease (FMD) in cattle, to structure transition of USAMM and USDOS for
more general use by CEAH staff. In addition to the subject matter work
on the FMD case study, the project will also involve developing a
detailed transition plan including a pipeline for pre- and
post-processing of model results appropriate for use by CEAHstaff,
developing training materials and documentation. The postdoc will
produce high quality, peer-reviewed publications of results from the
case study and also present results at conferences and to stakeholders.
Additional opportunities include participating in projects to support
risk analysis and risk identification with CEAH collaborators. This is a
unique opportunity to develop models for direct application in disease
management of livestock systems.
We look for candidates with strong quantitative skills, proven time and
project-management skills, ability to work in a team environment and
excellent communication skills.
Please follow this link for additional information and to apply for this
position:
https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/51792
<https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/51792>
Thank you,
Dr. Tanya Dewey
Colorado State University
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
(734) 678-5396 <tel:%28734%29%20678-5396>
