Dear NMusers, Please find below a position description for a research officer vacancy we currently have within the School of Pharmacy at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Best wishes, Dr Christine Staatz Research Officer Position - School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) The School of Pharmacy is one of the largest Schools of this type in Australia with many active researchers engaged in a variety of research projects. An exciting research project within the School of Pharmacy is underway, designed to improve the way immunosuppressant drugs are used for transplant recipients. The Role: The primary purpose of this position will be to assist with population pharmacokinetic model building and evaluation and the application of these models to Bayesian forecasting. The applicant should have had some previous experiencing using population modelling programs such as NONMEM and ideally some experience using Bayesian forecasting programs. The research officer will be involved with communication of results to the transplant physician and encouraging adoption of dosage prediction practises in transplant clinics. In addition to the above duties the research officer may be asked to assist with recruitment of patients into our studies and blood and tissue sample collection; to assist with collection of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic information from patient medical records; and to input concentrations-time-effect data into spreadsheets suitable for NONMEM, Bayesian forecasting and other statistical analysis. The position will be physically based at the School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence, Woolloongabba and the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba. The Person: Applicants should possess a relevant doctoral or masters' qualification in science, pharmacy or a related discipline together with previous experiencing using population modelling programs such as NONMEM and/or using Bayesian forecasting programs. Excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues are also essentials. The Position: This is a full-time (36.25 hours per week), fixed term position until June 2012. Contact: To obtain the position description and selection criteria please contact Dr Christine Staatz by telephone +61 7 3346 1974 or email [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Closing Date for Applications: 14th May 2010
