An exciting opportunity has arisen for a mathematical modeller to develop innovative models exploring the dynamics of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) and antimicrobial resistant (AMR) organisms, and to use these models to evaluate control strategies to inform policy in this high priority area.

This joint Public Health England and University of Oxford post, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance at the University of Oxford, working in partnership with PHE, will develop models of HCAI and AMR organisms in hospitals and the community; analyse epidemiological data; and use models to evaluate the likely effectiveness of a variety of control strategies.

The post-holder will gain valuable experience working closely with clinicians, epidemiologists and microbiologists as well as modellers, economists, statisticians and bioinformaticians, both at PHE, Oxford and collaborating institutions. The successful candidate will work closely with the Modernising Medical Microbiology consortium at the University of Oxford.

This post provides an ideal opportunity to gain experience in infectious disease research to inform policy. Public Health England’s National Infection Service in Colindale, NW London, is an internationally-renowned centre of excellence for expertise, reference and research, surveillance and epidemiology in relation to human health. It is an excellent place to conduct public health research that can help shape policy both nationally and internationally.

The post is fixed term to end March 2020.