[Job-offers-cs] Postdoc opportunity at Northwestern in disease using wastewater sampling

[Pekka Orponen]

The Center for Water Research and the Center for Optimization & 
Statistical Learning at Northwestern University invite applications for 
a postdoctoral fellow with research interests in statistical analysis of 
time-series data, optimization, and epidemiology or environmental 
systems. The postdoctoral fellow will join a regional research 
consortium developing methods to use SARS-COV-2 measurements from 
wastewater to guide public health decisions. The applicant will work 
most closely with a team of applied mathematicians and engineers from 
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Engineering Sciences & Applied 
Mathematics, and Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences, who are 
developing data-analysis and modeling frameworks, in collaboration with 
molecular biologists and public health departments. Applicants should 
have a PhD in statistics, applied math, data science, computer science, 
operations research, or a related field. Experience in statistical 
analysis is preferred. The applicant is not expected to be an expert in 
the subject area or in all analytic techniques but should be curious and 
interested in working as part of a team. To apply please send a cover 
letter, CV, brief description of research interests, pointers to 
selected publications, and a list of three references with contact 
information to water at northwestern.edu.

Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled, but 
submission by 08/15/2022 will ensure full consideration.

As per Northwestern University policy, successful applicants will need 
to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment. 
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action 
Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals 
with disabilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.



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Niall Mangan
Northwestern University
Evanston IL
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