Toward global estimates of spatial and temporal transmission of Chagas disease (2018)

What you get

This award covers:

• Home/EU fees for three and half years
• £14,777 per year for living expenses for three and half years

Type of award

Postgraduate Research

PhD project

Chagas disease is a vector-borne Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) of great public health concern in the American continent, where an estimated 5.7 million people are affected. This is an exciting project to estimate the spatial and temporal transmission of Chagas disease at a global scale. The project will:

• develop global geo-statistical models of the risk of Chagas disease transmission using machine learning algorithms and sets of environmental predictors
• contribute to the development of a framework to conduct spatially-stratified cross validation of machine learning models and reduce the effect of spatial autocorrelation and data point uncertainty on model predictions.

This project will involve collaborating with key partners at Imperial College London, the University of Princeton and the Pan American Health Organization.

Eligibility

The ideal candidate will have:

• a strong quantitative background (quantitative biology or epidemiology, statistics, programming, applied maths)
• a strong interest in public health and infectious diseases.

Deadline

30 June 2018 23:45

How to apply

Please submit a formal application using our online application system.

On the application system use Programme of Study - PhD in Biology (September 2018 start).

In the suggested supervisor section put Dr Pierre Nouvellet.

The following documents are required:

• CV
• Bachelor's and Master's degree transcripts and certificates
• statement of interest
• names of two academic referees
• IELTS certificates (or similar) if non-UK candidate

Contact us

For enquiries about the application process email Anna Izykowska on a.izykowska@sussex.ac.uk.

For enquiries about the project email Pierre Nouvellet on pierre.nouvellet@sussex.ac.uk.