The Nordic Society for Veterinary Epidemiology (NOSOVE) is an informal organization with the vision of advancing veterinary epidemiology. The volunteering board aim to fulfill the vision by providing courses and opportunities to socialise and strengthen the network among post graduate students, researchers and others with an interest in epidemiology. Events are presented through the society network (blogspot).
NOSOVE started in 1988 as a collaboration between the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and has expanded to include the Baltic countries, but welcome members and participants from all countries.

Monday 27 August 2012

Two RA positions in mathematical/epidemiological modelling at the University of Glasgow


Please could you forward on these adverts for two post-doctoral positions, in "Epidemiological Modelling and Game Theory"  and "Mathematical and Epidemiological Modelling" to anyone who might be interested.

The full details can be found at



Cheers,
Louise


Dr Louise Matthews
Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health University of Glasgow http://www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr


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Research Assistant/Associate in Mathematical and Epidemiological Modelling

Salary: Grade 6 £26,004 – £29,249 / Grade 7 £31,948 – £35,938 per annum
Ref: 001648

We are looking for a mathematical modeller to develop state-of-the-art epidemiological models of the transmission and control of the zoonotic pathogen E. coli O157.

You will be based within the University of Glasgow’s Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health (www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr), where you will join a vibrant grouping of epidemiologists, biologists, statisticians, veterinarians, physicists, ecologists and mathematicians with a focus on applying quantitative approaches to biological problems.

Ideally, you will have some knowledge of stochastic modelling and parameter estimation. A background in epidemiology or mathematical biology and enthusiasm for learning new approaches would be helpful.

The project is part of a Scottish Government funded Strategic Partnership for Animal Science Excellence (SPASE), and will involves close collaboration with statisticians, veterinarians, and biologists at BioSS (Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland), SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and MRI (Moredun Research Institute).

This post is funded for 3 years.

Informal enquiries can be made to louise.matthews@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: 16 September 2012.


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Research Assistant/Associate in Epidemiological Modelling and Game Theory

Salary: Grade 6 £26,004 – £29,249 / Grade 7 £31,948 – £35,938 per annum
Ref: 001614

We are looking for a mathematical modeller to develop game-theory approaches to incorporate farmer decision-making into epidemiological models of disease control in livestock systems.

You will be based within the University of Glasgow’s Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health (www.gla.ac.uk/boydorr), where you will join a vibrant grouping of epidemiologists, biologists, statisticians, veterinarians, physicists, ecologists and mathematicians with a focus on applying quantitative approaches to biological problems.

Ideally, you will have some knowledge of game theory. A background in economics or mathematical biological and enthusiasm for learning new approaches would be helpful.

The project is part of a Scottish Government funded Centre of Excellence in Animal Disease, a multidisciplinary consortium involving epidemiologists, veterinarians, biologists, statisticians, economists and social scientists from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow, MRI (Moredun Research Institute), SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) and the James Hutton Institute.

Informal enquiries can be made to louise.matthews@glasgow.ac.uk.

This post is funded for 3 years.

Apply online at www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs

Closing date: 16 September 2012.


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Thursday 16 August 2012

Dear NOSOVE-members and others who might be interested,
We are ready to announce the next NOSOVE-meeting and course to be held in Copenhagen in January 2013.
Following requests for an introduction to the software R and advanced methods for prevalence estimation using R, we are offering an interesting scientific programme combined with a workshop on current and future basic and post-graduate epi-education in the Nordic countries.
Hope to see you there.

Go here for more information and the registration form.

On behalf of the NOSOVE-board,
Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen

Course on Principles of Risk Analysis in Copenhagen fall 2012

Hi everybody.
Just to let you know. We are running a course in the fall 
‘Principles and Methods for Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis of Animal health and Food Safety 2012’.
It runs at master-level should you or one of your colleagues be interested. 
It will also be suitable for PhD students who are getting started on risk analysis.
In consists of an on campus-part for one week and 6 weeks of e-learning. 

Information folder about the course here 

Best wishes 
Liza