Research Fellow (110354-0325)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2028

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Mike Tildesley (Professor) at Mike.Tildesley@warwick.ac.uk

Fixed Term Contract and Full Timeb36.5 FTE hours per week for up to 36 months

The funding for this post is from the Medical Research Council and is available from April 2025 until March 2028

Project Title: Emergence, Persistence and Control of Avian Influenza Zoonotic Risk (funded by the Medical Research Council)

What scientific question will you investigate?  / Outline of the project aims

The overall aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the demographic, management and behavioural characteristics that affect transmission risk of avian influenza viruses (AIV) within and between poultry farms and between poultry and humans in Indonesia. This will allow us to provide critical information for farmers, government authorities and the general public in Indonesia to implement appropriate surveillance and interventions for reducing the risk of human exposure to HPAI.

The key deliverables of this grant will be an increased understanding of the human health implications of HPAI outbreaks in Indonesia, an identification of high-risk regions and an exploration of appropriate adaptive strategies for future outbreaks. The Indonesian team has a proven track record of working with local policy makers which will ensure that our policy recommendations are communicated to appropriate national authorities and local practitioners. The project investigators and the successful candidate for this position will also collaborate closely with the WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organisation during the project, thereby maximising both the regional and global impact of this research.

About the research group

The Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER)

You will join the SBIDER group in the School of Life Sciences and the Mathematics Institute at Warwick University. We are a diverse group of interdisciplinary scientists who develop models of biological systems and work closely with policy makers and stakeholders in the UK and around the world.

For more information about SBIDER visit https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/zeeman_institute/

Any requests for further information about the role can be directed to Professor Mike Tildesley (Mike.Tildesley@warwick.ac.uk)

We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 6th April 2025 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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