We are looking for PhDs and Postdocs to join Jonas Juul improving inference, forecasting, and mitigation in future pandemics. The application deadline is May 1st and you can apply here.
The project (funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation) will improve epidemic preparedness in several ways, for example:
- By studying a unique data set of hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 genomes. Studying these nation-scale data in combination with the Danish collection of registers, we hope to understand the details of COVID-19 propagation and mitigation impact in Denmark.
- By quantifying the effectiveness and efficiency of mitigation strategies analytically and numerically, we will get a better understanding of how mitigation strategies should adapt as an epidemic unfolds,
- By improving the statistical foundation for the projection of epidemic case numbers we hope to save lives and money when the next pandemic hits.
The positions come with attractive opportunities for conference participation, travel, etc., and Copenhagen offers a world-class research community in network science, epidemiology, and data science.
Interested in large-scale data analysis, applied statistics, and/or analytical methods for studying epidemics in networks? Read more and apply here: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=119&ProjectId=181783&DepartmentId=3439&MediaId=1282 and feel free to reach out to Jonas Juul if you have any questions (deadline May 1st 2025)
The NERDS group is a down-to-earth and fun place to be. Copenhagen is often named as the best city in the world to live in, and for good reasons. It’s world-renowned for food, beer, art, music, architecture, the Scandinavian “hygge”, and much more. In Denmark, parental leave is generous, and child-care is excellent and cheap.