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Job reference
19/107148
Date posted
04/02/2019
Application closing date
06/03/2019
Salary
£33,199 - £39,610 per annum (potential to progress to £43,266 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution)
Job category/type
Research
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Research Fellow
Job description
The School of Biological Sciences aims to enhance the way we use technology in research, food security, microbiology, ecosystem biology, sustainability and many other related areas.
The Research Fellow will be an innovative, highly productive, ambitious and collaborative member of a new research group led by Professor Eric Morgan in the School of Biological
Sciences. The position will involve working as part of a research programme that is investigating the epidemiology of parasite infections in animals under climate change. The purpose of the project is primarily to adapt, develop further and validate existing epidemiological simulation models to consider the impact of targeted selective treatment (TST) of gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle, on both parasite population dynamics and herd performance. These models will be used to inform TST trials on selected farms in Northern Ireland, to provide proof of principle and underpin wider uptake. A parallel work programme will refine empirical understanding of climatic drivers of infective nematode larval availability and distribution, to feed into model structure and parameter estimation. Simulations using the model will assess the sustainability of TST approaches under climate and farm management change. Outputs will be high quality peer reviewed publications, strategic recommendations to the UK cattle farming industry and a toolkit for computer simulation of parasites on cattle farms. The successful applicant will lead this ambitious cutting edge research project and be involved in supervision, planning, day-to-day lab management, collaborations (including with project partners at Newcastle University) and outreach.
This post is for 24 months, starting 1st May 2019.
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Job title
Research Fellow
Job reference
19/107148
Date posted
04/02/2019
Application closing date
06/03/2019
Salary
£33,199 - £39,610 per annum (potential to progress to £43,266 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution)
Job category/type
Research
Attachments
Blank
Job description
The School of Biological Sciences aims to enhance the way we use technology in research, food security, microbiology, ecosystem biology, sustainability and many other related areas.
The Research Fellow will be an innovative, highly productive, ambitious and collaborative member of a new research group led by Professor Eric Morgan in the School of Biological
Sciences. The position will involve working as part of a research programme that is investigating the epidemiology of parasite infections in animals under climate change. The purpose of the project is primarily to adapt, develop further and validate existing epidemiological simulation models to consider the impact of targeted selective treatment (TST) of gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle, on both parasite population dynamics and herd performance. These models will be used to inform TST trials on selected farms in Northern Ireland, to provide proof of principle and underpin wider uptake. A parallel work programme will refine empirical understanding of climatic drivers of infective nematode larval availability and distribution, to feed into model structure and parameter estimation. Simulations using the model will assess the sustainability of TST approaches under climate and farm management change. Outputs will be high quality peer reviewed publications, strategic recommendations to the UK cattle farming industry and a toolkit for computer simulation of parasites on cattle farms. The successful applicant will lead this ambitious cutting edge research project and be involved in supervision, planning, day-to-day lab management, collaborations (including with project partners at Newcastle University) and outreach.
This post is for 24 months, starting 1st May 2019.
Candidate information
About the School
Information for international applicants
Note to EEA Applicants on Brexit