Post-Doctoral Associate AD
Athens , GA
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Job Description
Posting Details
Position Details
Posting Number
G/R25034P
Working Title
Post-Doctoral Associate AD
Department
Public Health-Epidem & Biostat
About the University of Georgia
Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.
About the College/Unit/Department
https://publichealth.uga.edu/
College/Unit/Department website
https://publichealth.uga.edu/departments/epidemiology-biostatistics/
Employment Type
Employee
Additional Schedule Information
Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM
Advertised Salary
$60,000-$65,000
Anticipated Start Date
06/01/2024
Posting Date
04/08/2024
Closing Date Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants Location of Vacancy
Athens Area
EOO Statement
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).
Duties/Responsibilities
Duties/Responsibilities
Develop and validate predictive models to assess country-level measles outbreak risk working closely with Drs. Amy Winter and John Drake using classification methods (including random forests, gradient boosting, and support vector machines) to build the data-driven measles outbreak prediction models. The models will be fit to historical time sequential data. Prediction targets include binary classification of measles outbreaks from monthly historical data. Model considerations will include random and investigator selection approaches for separating train and test datasets, dealing with imbalanced data, nowcasting input data, stratified models to capture regional trends, and ensemble approaches. This output can significantly contribute to decisions about resource allocation for the control and surveillance of measles, enabling global partners to set focus countries for augmented attention and bespoke intervention.
Percentage of time
50
Duties/Responsibilities
Writing papers
Percentage of time
40
Duties/Responsibilities
Presenting findings
Percentage of time
10
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Job Summary
Company
University of Georgia
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
Open