University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
The Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health is seeking a talented and passionate mathematician/statistician with skills in computer database and analysis of complex clinical data sets to support ongoing epidemiologic and microbiologic analysis and reporting to public health as a Research Scientist in the lab of Dr. Mathers. The focus of Dr. Mathers' Laboratory is to apply innovative whole genome sequencing techniques to understand the transmission of drug resistance genes across small and large data sets. In addition, through partnership with public health, we seek to understand and report transmission patterns across additional pathogens and understand the severity of infection according to genomic traits. We use genomic data in quality evaluations within the medical center to understand and limit transmission pathways for nosocomial organisms such as Clostridioides difficile and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research including scholarly publication, attending academic conferences, and obtaining grants.
- Participate in university service through membership in committees, attending meetings, and student recruitment.
- Investigate the impact of genetic signals in SARS CoV-2 on illness severity and the use of wastewater data for tracking pathogens.
- Upgrade and improve the Medical Center Laboratory Information System for genomics use and reporting.
- Analyze large-scale clinical and genomic data focusing on applications in microbiology for clinical and public health use.
- Modify computing Salesforce Laboratory Information System infrastructure for quality efforts and lab functionality.
- Maintain records in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Act and protect private health information.
- Interface with the clinical informatics reporting team for data use in medical center quality initiatives.
- Mentor students and share methods and ideas with team members.
Requirements
- Requires a doctoral degree in mathematics/statistics or a master's degree with significant experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in applying mathematical approaches to epidemiologic and microbiologic systems.
- Familiarity with database management and software systems such as Salesforce and SQL.
