Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine invites applications for:
Research Assistant/Research Associate is required for concurrent research projects in the laboratory of Assistant Professor Lim Jue Tao.
This project, led by the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMed), Nanyang Technological University, will be conducted in collaboration with the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH), National University of Singapore, the Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore and the Ministry of Health, Singapore will offer a multidisciplinary and unique collaborative environment with diverse learning opportunities. The successful applicant(s) will work as part of a growing and energetic team investigating health at the interface of environment, climate change and infectious diseases in local and international contexts. The successful candidates will work together with the PI to: (1) developing models to understand the epidemic potential and instantaneous transmissibility of infectious diseases (2) developing models to understand the medium to long-term burden of infectious diseases across large spatial scales
Job responsibilities:
Undertaking literature reviews,
Leading on analysing data using statistical and data science techniques,
Leading on writing reports, presentations, and publication of results and findings in peer-reviewed journal,
Generating research questions
Collaborating with researchers in other national and international institutions
Skills and qualifications:
Bachelor, Master degree or equivalent in a related discipline. I.e statistics/epidemiology/data science. Post-graduate qualifications in other quantitative disciplines are welcome to apply
Background and research experience in epidemiology
A strong interest in infectious diseases, spatial statistics and health data science
Ability to communicate findings effectively
Ability to work in a diverse and large team of researchers
well- organized and has an eye for detail.
Possess good written and verbal communication skills,
Have good proficiency in other programming languages, for example Python/C/C++
Have a strong interest in learning quantitative skills
Possess the ability to work effectively in teams
Have good proficiency in Statistical software (R)
Hiring Institution: LKC
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