The Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in humans, a fundamental science of public health. In addition to pursuing ground-breaking global research initiatives, we educate and prepare future medical leaders and practitioners as part of our mission to ignite positive changes in the quality of health across the world.

The Department of Epidemiology is seeking 2-3 postdoctoral researchers for projects related to mathematical modelling and epidemiological analysis of HIV epidemics in eastern and southern Africa. Postholders will be responsible for developing and leading analytical and modelling components of internationally collaborative projects funded by the Gates Foundation, and in partnership with ministries of health, academic partners, programme implementers, and international health agencies such as UNAIDS, WHO, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund.

The postholder will be based in the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics within the Department of Epidemiology, and will be a member of the HIV Inference Group a geographically distributed and substantively diverse research team led by Dr. Jeff Imai-Eaton. Postholders will be responsible for leading and managing key working relationships with other group members, external project partners and collaborators, and project stakeholders.

Potential projects include:

• Mathematical modelling and epidemiologic analysis to develop new indicators for monitoring sustained effectiveness of HIV testing and diagnosis programmes, in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and national HIV programmes in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozamabique.
• Geospatial modelling of national surveillance and programme data in South Africa to develop new tools to support national HIV and TB policy in South Africa through the Linganisa II project, in collaboration with the University of Cape Town, University of Witswatersrand, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Medical Research Council, the Human Sciences Research Council and national HIV programme stakeholders.
• Design and simulation of innovative targeted and adaptive household surveys and routine surveillance designs in Malawi, as part of the Kuzama pa Kalondo project, in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and other programme partners.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until positions are filled. Further information and application instructions are available on the Harvard University academic positions website: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15825

For additional questions about the position, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Imai-Eaton (jeaton@hsph.harvard.edu).