Postdoctoral Associate (Mathematical Modeling of Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases) We[...]

WCM-Q; Doha; On-site; QAR 145,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research institution in Qatar is seeking a postdoc with a degree in a quantitative field and robust research experience in mathematical modeling. The candidate should be fluent in English and possess organizational skills. The position offers a stipend commensurate with experience, along with housing and transportation allowances. Join a multidisciplinary team in a rapidly growing research hub in Doha.

Benefits

Furnished housing

Transportation allowance

Qualifications

• A degree in a quantitatively-oriented field, such as mathematical epidemiology or applied mathematics.
• Robust research experience in mathematical modelling.
• Minimum of three years of significant teaching experience in a university or academic health system.

Skills

Research experience in mathematical modelling

Analytical and quantitative methods

Scientific computing programming

Statistical data analysis

Fluent in English

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in a quantitatively-oriented field

PhD or equivalent experience

Tools

Matlab

Mathematica

SPSS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Must Have

• A degree in a quantitatively-oriented field, such as mathematical epidemiology, theoretical physics, or applied mathematics.

Should Have

• Robust research experience in mathematical modelling and building different kinds of models.
• Experience in analytical and quantitative methods, such as deterministic and stochastic differential equations, integral equations, nonlinear dynamics, probability theory, and stochastic processes.
• Extensive experience in scientific computing involving programming, numerical analysis, symbolic and logical analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and computer graphics.
• Experience in Matlab, Mathematica, Berkeley Madonna, and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with statistical data analysis and related packages, such as SPSS and minimum of three years of significant teaching experience in a university or academic health system

Essential skills

• Highly motivated
• Fluent in English
• Organizational skills
• Manuscript writing experience
• Able to work independently

Benefits

• The stipend offered is commensurate with experience. Fully furnished housing and transportation allowance are also provided, if eligible.

WCM-Q is located in Education City among other American universities in Doha, which is a rapidly growing research hub. The WCM-Q research program offers a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment, endowed with a comprehensive support infrastructure.

WCM-Q postdoctoral associates are appointed by the academic departments at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.