Research Associate (part-time)

Job Posting Title:

Research Associate (part-time)

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Hiring Department:

Department of Integrative Biology

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

30

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Sep 01, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

This is a part-time (30 scheduled weekly hours) position. Position ends one year after initial hire date.

Purpose

The Meyers Lab at The University of Texas at Austin is immediately seeking outstanding research associate candidates. This part-time position will require a combination of technical strengths, high-level communication, leadership, and organization skills.

Responsibilities

Staged Alert Systems

• Lead a team of students in documenting and evaluating COVID staged alert systems.

• Work with staged alert collaborators to guide research to design future staged alert systems.

• Disseminate the results of this analysis through reports and presentations

Educational Leadership

• Develop teaching materials for mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases both for the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI)

• Collaborate with the training team on epiENGAGE grant to identify gaps in skills and knowledge; develop and guide training modules and resources; and disseminate resources for a wider audience.

• Lead the scheduling of weekly lab meetings including finding speakers, identifying topics, and suggesting research articles.

Modeling Efforts

• Submit weekly forecasts to the CDC’s COVID-19 Forecasting Hub.

• Engage with our research team and the broader research and public health communities.

• Collaborate with modeling teams on specific epiENGAGE projects.

Ad Hoc

• Other lab needs as they arise

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have completed a PhD in a quantitative science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related discipline. The position will also require the ability to work quickly on time-sensitive analyses and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Multiple years of experience in designing, validating, and applying mathematical models of outbreak dynamics and control. Experience collaborating with diverse communities and public health professionals.

Salary Range

$75,000

Working Conditions

• Flexible work arrangement possible

• Occasional evenings and weekends required

• May work around standard office conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials

• CV

• PhD Verification

• Letter of interest

• Research statement

• Minimum of three (3) letters of reference, at least two of which must be from referees outside of the University of Texas at Austin.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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