Dear all, Regarding the announcement below, if you have problems reaching Javier Buceta at the email address given in the announcement, use the address [log in para visualizar] Best regards, Jordi. On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 8:37 PM Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo <[log in para visualizar]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm enclosing below a postdoc announcement from Javier Buceta, who > recently moved to Valencia from the US. Welcome back, Javier! > > Best regards, > > Jordi. > > _____________________________________ > POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH OFFER > > The research group of Dr. Buceta (http://www.thesimbiosys.com) offers a 2 > years postdoctoral position to conduct research at the Institute for > Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio, CSIC-UV) at Valencia (Spain). > > The topic of the research will focus mainly, but not exclusively, on > modeling the dynamics of the Ebola zoonotic niche within the context of the > NIH funded project "Risk Assessment of Ebola Outbreaks through > Probabilistic Modeling of Chiroptera Zoonotic Dynamics and Socioeconomic > Factors”. Further background about this project can be found in the > following publications: > > https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-26074-4/ > https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179559 > > The research will be theoretical and computational, and performed in close > collaboration with the group of Dr. Paolo Bocchini at Lehigh University > (Pennsylvania, USA). > > The project aims to understand how the migratory patterns of bats driven > by environment/climate, and additional socio-economic factors of the > population, contribute to the spreading of Ebola in Africa. Common tools > used in this research include, but are not limited to, analysis and > simulations of partial differential equations models, methods of dynamical > systems, stochastic approaches, statistical analysis, and machine learning > techniques. > > The profile of candidates must be a PhD in Physics/Mathematics/Computer > Science/Engineering...with programming skills and knowledge in modeling and > dynamical systems. Expertise in machine learning is a plus. > > The offer includes a competitive salary (net salary after taxes ~2,400 > EUR/month**) and travel funds. Submissions must include a complete CV and > the name and contact information of up to 3 possible referees. > > Inquiries/submissions must be sent to [log in para visualizar] using "NIH > POSTDOC” as the email subject. > > The starting date of the appointment is asap (yet subjected to the > required time to formalize the contract through CSIC) but no later than > December 2020. Applications are welcome until the position is filled. > > ** The final figure of the NET salary depends upon the personal situation > of the candidate, e.g. marital status. > _____________________________________ > > ___________________________ > Javier Buceta, Ph. D. > > Institute for Integrative > Systems Biology (I2SysBio) > CSIC-UV > > http://www.thesimbiosys.com > ___________________________ > > >