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Research Fellow, Outbreak Response
Research Fellow, Outbreak Response
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
Global health & development
Full-time
Deadline soon
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
Global health & development
Full-time
Deadline soon
Deadline
2026-11-06
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Develop and run real-time spatial models of Bundibugyo ebolavirus spread in the DRC to guide outbreak response, surveillance and vaccine trial readiness.
  • Build spatial metapopulation models integrating line lists, mobility, genomic and geospatial data
  • Forecast cases per health zone and identify surveillance blind spots to guide testing
  • Inform patient recruitment for the adaptive vaccine trial and communicate findings to decision-makers
  • Support capacity building and technology transfer with national public health teams in the DRC
  • Fixed-term contract; may be offered as a secondment for internal candidates
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