THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
The Respiratory Evaluation Sciences Program is looking for a highly motivated students (MSc or PhD) and post-doctoral research fellows in the area of data-driven outcomes research as well as microsimulation modeling. The candidate will be supervised by Dr. Mohsen Sadatsafavi, MD, PhD (CIHR New Investigator, MSFHR Scholar) within UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine.
The candidate will have the opportunity of working on multiple different projects, including the CIHR-funded Evaluation Platform In COPD (EPIC), as well as the CIHR-funded Precision Medicine initiative in COPD and Genome Canada-funded Precision Health initiative in childhood and adult asthma.
The candidate should have excellent quantitative and writing skills. Activities at RESP are generally on two fronts: in-depth analysis of data (e.g., clinical trials, administrative health databases), and implementation/calibration/validation of simulation models. Depending on the skillset the candidate can work on either or both fronts (the former requires excellent statistical expertise and ability to work with ‘big data’ (e.g., SQL programming, SAS), and the latter requires programming skills in R and/or C++). Candidates with any background are welcome to apply as long as they can demonstrate they have the background skillset required. Clinical knowledge of the disease area is not a requirement as leading clinical experts guide such aspects of the project.
RESP is embedded within Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), a growing academic unit bustling with productive students, thriving new investigators, and established senior faculty and mentors. The successful candidate will have excellent chance of receiving salary awards from CIHR, MSFHR, or the Canadian Respiratory Research Network.
If interested, please contact Mohsen Sadatsafavi (msafavi@mail.ubc.ca) and supply a copy of your CV and up to one-page statement of interest.