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Opportunities Qualified and energetic researchers who are interested in joining the
group should contact me by email at any time.
Candidates may come from many backgrounds, including mathematical or
computational biology, physics, engineering, or computer science. Research activities in the lab center on
mathematical and simulation modeling, frequent interaction with empirical
biologists and epidemiologists, and analysis of complex data sets, so an
ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills as well as relevant
biological knowledge. UCLA has vibrant communities of researchers working on evolutionary
theory, population dynamics, and infectious diseases, and our group has close
ties with the School of Public Health and School of Medicine. The university
is situated in a prime location in Los Angeles, within minutes of mountains,
beaches, and the rich cultural and culinary offerings of the city. Postdoctoral positions We are currently hiring for several postdoctoral positions, on topics
including: o Cross-scale theory for viral emergence, merging
population genetics with transmission dynamics (collaboration with Sebastian
Schreiber and John Novembre). o Zoonotic spillover and human-to-human transmission
of monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (collaboration with Anne Rimoin). o Population dynamics and environmental impacts on
leptospirosis in California sea lions (collaboration with Frances Gulland at The Marine
Mammal Center, Bryan Grenfell, Kim Pepin,
and many others). Postdocs will receive highly competitive salaries, benefits, and independent
budgets for research expenses. Please
inquire by email for more details; include your CV, a brief statement of your
research interests, and contact information for 3 references. Applications will be accepted until the
positions are filled. Graduate students We are actively seeking students with quantitative training to work on
several projects in disease ecology and evolution. Students interested in doctoral work should
inquire by email. Admission to the
group is through the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
(details available here), for which the application deadline is December
1, 2009. Undergraduates There are occasionally opportunities for motivated undergraduate
students to get research experience by working with members of the
group. Note that quantitative skills
(math, statistics, or computer programming) are essential for most research
projects in the lab. Students from
quantitative majors (e.g. math, physics, engineering, computer science) who
are interested in biology or public health are encouraged to apply. Check out some of the lab’s papers to see if this is the sort of
research you want to do. Honors thesis applicants: Please note that I cannot accept students directly into EEB 198
unless they have relevant experience or a perfectly suited background. In most cases it is necessary to do a
semester of EEB 99 first, to see whether the lab is a good fit. |
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