Postdoctoral Scholar, HIV, TB, and Selected Infectious Diseases

Core responsibilities:

• Exhibit command of HIV modeling, including methodology and components
• Independently carry out quantitative analyses and participate in reciprocal research projects
• Develop, quality check, and distribute complex HIV data sets for epidemiological and statistical analyses
• Develop and implement new computational and statistical methods
• Create, test, and use relevant computer code (R, Python, SQL or equivalent)
• Draft presentations, manuscripts, and contribute to funding proposals
• Lead and co-author scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals
• May lead and/or mentor junior staff
• Contribute to research design

This role contributes to advancing global health by improving HIV, TB, and infectious disease modeling and research, which informs public health policies and interventions worldwide.

• Postdoctoral position requiring PhD in relevant field
• Expertise in HIV modeling, quantitative analyses, and epidemiological methods
• Proficiency in programming languages (R, Python, SQL or equivalent)
• Experience with scientific writing, manuscript preparation, and research design

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information provided in the description.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research organization at the University of Washington whose mission is to deliver timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice through projects including the Global Burden of Diseases, Future Health Scenarios, and Impact Evaluations.