Postdoctoral Scholar-Pediatrics Infectious Disease

THIS IS A GRANT-FUNDED POSITION FUNDED UNTIL APRIL 30, 2031

The Postdoctoral Scholar develops and analyzes mathematical models of the immune response to viral and bacterial infections. The Smith lab is a dual dry/wet laboratory and uniquely generates robust data sets to train and validate model predictions.

• Develops and analyzes dynamical infection models.
• Utilizes parameter estimation to investigate experimental and clinical data.
• Helps design new experiments.
• Conducts mechanistic and computational modeling of within-host infectious disease dynamics in support of R01.
• Generates new hypotheses about respiratory infection biology.
• Presents findings at lab meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Maintains accurate records and ensures reproducibility of results.
• Prepares manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and contributes to grant proposals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ph.D. in a relevant discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, etc.)
• Prior experience in modeling viral infections, bacterial infections, and/or immune
• response dynamics. Experience with parameter estimation techniques and data-driven modeling.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Proficient programming skills in Python and/or Matlab.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work weekends and evenings.