Job VU University Medical Center - Phd student''modelling HPV infection dynamics''

End produre 19 April 2010

Job Deskription

Job description:Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has recently been added to the Dutch National Immunization Programme. HPV vaccination aims to reduce cervical cancer, but until now vaccine efficacy has only been demonstrated against short-term intermediate endpoints (persistent infection, precancerous lesions). Therefore, monitoring the epidemiology of HPV infection is crucial to assess the long-term effectiveness of the HPV vaccination programme in reducing the incidence of cervical cancer.The candidate will develop mathematical models that can reproduce the observed patterns of HPV infection and HPV-related disease. The models are vital for interpreting observed changes in the epidemiology of HPV after introduction of vaccination. The models should also identify informative surrogate endpoints by which the population impact of HPV vaccination can be monitored in the short term. The project will result in the writing of scientific publications and a dissertation.

Requirements

Requirements:-Graduate qualification (M.Sc. or equivalent) in the quantitative life sciences (theoretical biology, bioinformatics, biostatistics, epidemiology) or in the exact sciences (physics, mathematics, econometrics)- Interest in public health and infectious diseases- Experience in writing computer code- Good communicative skills

Conditional of employment

Terms of employment: PhD appointment for 4 years, resulting in a dissertation.The gross monthly salary coming with a fulltime appointment will amount to € 2.086,- in the first year to € 2.673,- in the fourth year.

Organization

VU University Medical Center

VU University Medical Center is the embodiment of distinctive patient care, excellent in higher education and ground-breaking research. VU University Medical Center aims to revitalize itself, and making its own contribution to future medical knowledge.

Together with well over 6200 colleagues we embody “Knowledge makes us better” by working with a healthy dose of ambition and fundamental curiosity. For more information about the VUmc, please visithttp://www.vumc.com/patientcare/about/

Departement

Epidemiology and biostatistics

Additional Information

The PhD student will be stationed at the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the National Institute of Public Health and the Enviroment (RIVM, Bilthoven). The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is a research unit focused on the transmission of infectious diseases among humans

Dr. H. Bogaards

+31302744765

hans.bogaards@rivm.nl

Mw. dr. H. de Melker

+31302743958

hester.de.melker@rivm.nl

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