Postdoc in the Department of Biomedical Sciences (Appointment for 12 months with possibility of extension) [Ref. C/R/456/09]

Project

Predicting and Preventing Re-emergence of COVID-19

Duties

The appointee will participate in applied research to investigate the interplay between virus evolution (such as immune escape or case fatality rate) and public health interventions (e.g. vaccination and isolation).  S/he will collect data and use agent-based modelling approach with other computational modelling methods to simulate the impact of the interventions on the virus evolution; and write papers and research proposals.

Requirements

A PhD in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics/Public Health/Epidemiology/Infectious Disease Ecology/Statistics/Data Science/Mathematics/Computer Sciences or a related quantitative and computational discipline, with no more than 3 years of experience after the award of a PhD degree.  Good spoken communication skill in English is required.

If interested, please contact Dr. Sean Hsiang-Yu Yuan via email at “sean.yuan@cityu.edu.hk”.

Salary and Conditions of Service

Salary offered will be highly competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Fringe benefits include leave, medical and dental consultations at the campus clinic.

Information and Application

Further information on the post and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Email : hrojob@cityu.edu.hk/Fax : 2788 1154 or 3442 0311]. 

To apply, please submit an online application at http://jobs.cityu.edu.hk. The closing date is 2 September 2022.  Applications will receive full consideration and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.  The University’s privacy policy is available on the homepage.