Postdoctoral Research Associate

School of Well being and Life Sciences

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

The put up

The college seeks to nominate a Postdoctoral Analysis Affiliate to work on the UKRI Medical Analysis Council funded mission S.T.A.R.S: Sharing Tools and Artefacts for Reproducible Simulations in healthcare.

The above full-time put up is out there from 1st Might 2024 inside the Division of Well being and Neighborhood Sciences, College of Exeter Medical Faculty. STARS is a collaboration with the Centre for Simulation, Analytics and Modelling (CSAM ), College of Exeter Enterprise Faculty; Somerset NHS Basis Belief ; Well being Information Analysis UK (HDRUK); and the OR Society.

STARS is an Open Science mission that goals to extend the amount and high quality of simulation fashions which might be open for reuse by well being researchers and the NHS.

Simulation fashions are computational instruments that use detailed logic, information, and laptop code to offer a quantitative means for researchers to make predictions about drug effectiveness, and well being providers operational move. These fashions are used extensively in well being and medical analysis to evaluate the results of modifications to affected person care and to handle and perceive pandemics like Covid-19. The commonest method utilized in these research is known as discrete-event simulation. Only a few printed research utilizing discrete-event simulation meet the scientific normal for being open to (re)use, and scrutiny by others . In distinction, fields exterior of healthcare, similar to Ecology , have seen development in mannequin sharing. Which means healthcare outcomes are tougher to completely test or reproduce, and fashions aren’t examined for errors. Even when a mannequin is shared with a scientific paper, there are appreciable challenges in putting in specialist simulation software program, researcher issues about mental property, time/effort wanted to do the sharing, and the way lengthy a mannequin stays accessible.

STARS will develop new strategies, and coaching supplies for the simulation group and remodel the way in which fashions are shared. The put up holder will develop strategies, open supplies, and simulation fashions utilizing each Python and R. Work will embody replicating the outcomes of printed simulation research, growing instruments to cut back the hassle wanted to deploy fashions utilizing, for instance, net app frameworks similar to Shiny and Streamlit, and supporting group engagement and coaching initiatives.

About you

We’re on the lookout for an Affiliate Analysis Fellow to affix STARS for 2 years. For the analysis, we’d like you to be comfy utilizing Free and Open Supply Software program (FOSS) and have demonstrable expertise in Python, and/or R. The analysis would require data of each languages and also you have to be joyful study the opposite language in case you are not skilled. We aren’t anticipating you to be an knowledgeable in all types of laptop simulation and net deployment of fashions, however a working data and coaching in utilizing Discrete-event Simulation and net app instruments in Python (e.g simpy/streamlit) or R (e.g. R-simmer/Shiny) is crucial. Expertise of replicating or recreating computational outcomes from analysis research is crucial. All analysis will probably be made open as it’s produced; therefore you will want abilities in fundamental FOSS infrastructure and workflow instruments (Git, Github, Quarto/Rmarkdown/JupyterBook).

You’ll doubtless have not less than a Masters diploma in Well being Information Science, Information Science, Laptop Science, Maths/Engineering, or a Medical Sciences topic, and both have a Ph.D. or the equal expertise. Largely, other than some prior expertise in FOSS, Information Science or modelling, we’re on the lookout for people who find themselves keen to be versatile and who can conduct analysis, study, and apply, new FOSS instruments as wanted. The STARS staff can present coaching and help in using superior simulation strategies, FOSS infrastructure instruments, and writing journal articles.

Please make sure you learn the Job Description and Individual Specification for full particulars of this function.

What we are able to give you

• Freedom (and the help) to pursue your mental pursuits and to work creatively throughout disciplines to supply internationally thrilling analysis;
• Assist groups that perceive the College vast analysis and educating objectives and associate with our teachers accordingly
• An Innovation, Influence and Enterprise directorate that works intently with our teachers offering specialist help for exterior engagement and improvement
• Our Exeter Educational initiative supporting excessive performing teachers to realize their potential and develop their profession

• A phenomenal campus set within the coronary heart of beautiful Devon

The College of Exeter

We’re a member of the distinguished Russell Group of research-intensive universities and within the high 200 universities on the earth (Occasions Increased Schooling World College Rankings 2024 and QS World College Rating 2024).  We mix world-class educating with world-class analysis, reaching a Gold score within the Instructing Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold scores for Pupil Expertise and Pupil Outcomes.

Our world-leading analysis impression has grown greater than every other Russell Group college lately, and we’re dwelling to a number of the world’s most influential researchers, in search of to reply a number of the most elementary points going through humankind at this time.  Greater than 99 p.c

 of our analysis is of worldwide high quality and 47 p.c is world-leading (2021 Analysis Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with business, enterprise and group companions to reinforce the impression of analysis and training and enhance the employability of our college students. Examine our world main analysis – Inexperienced Futures and the way we’re remodeling training for a altering world. We’re situated in a good looking a part of the nation and Exeter (a quick rising tech hub) is certainly one of just a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Artistic Metropolis

Our Equality, Range and Inclusion Dedication

We’re dedicated to making sure affordable changes can be found for interviews and workplaces.

While all candidates will probably be judged on benefit alone, we notably welcome functions from teams at present underrepresented inside our working group. 

With over 30,000 college students and seven,000 employees from 150 completely different international locations we provide a various and fascinating setting the place our variety is widely known and valued as a serious power. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive tradition the place all members of our group are supported to thrive; the place numerous voices are heard by way of our engagement with evidence-based constitution frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Challenge Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Constitution Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Range Champion) and as a Incapacity Assured employer.

We’re proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome functions from service folks.

Additional data

For additional data please contact Thomas Monks, e-mail [email protected]