Post-doctoral fellowship in Pharmacometrics - University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dear all, The Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Cape Town is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral fellow to join the research and training activities of the Pharmacometrics Group. The Division has established clinical and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic expertise in the area of tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. It is involved in a number of large clinical trials across Africa and hosts an ACTG-accredited analytical lab engaged in pre-clinical research. Within the division, the Pharmacometrics Group is active internationally and enjoys research collaborations with some of the most renowned pharmacometrics teams worldwide. The appointment duration is three years, renewable upon mutual agreement on a yearly basis, and the annual scholarship (which is tax-exempt in South Africa) is ZAR 350 000. The responsibilities of the post-doctoral fellow will include the development and conduct of modelling and simulation research projects, and the mentorship and training of postgraduate students. The research projects can be arranged according to the interests and skills of the candidate, but will be pertaining to the research interests of the division. Requirements include: A PhD awarded in the last 5 years in a discipline relevant to pharmacometrics Evidence of direct experience in pharmacometric modelling and simulation Demonstration of strong research capability and good attitude towards team work Appropriate computer systems and software knowledge (considerable experience in NONMEM, Monolix, R, Matlab or other modelling software is essential) Good command of English The following will be advantageous: Demonstration of leadership, training and mentoring capability Experience of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic analysis in infectious diseases To apply, or for any further information, please contact [email protected] and send your CV with references and a letter of motivation before November 15th 2014. For more information about research in our division, just google “pharmacometrics Cape Town”. For any extracurricular reasons to move to the beautiful Mother City of Africa, google “Cape Town” and click on “Images”. PS A previous version of the email bounced, possibly because of an attachment. It can be found here: http://www.clinpharm.uct.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/UCT-Pharmacometrics-Postdoc-announcement.pdf -- ------------------------------------------------ Paolo Denti, PhD Pharmacometrics Group Division of Clinical Pharmacology Department of Medicine University of Cape Town K45 Old Main Building Groote Schuur Hospital Observatory, Cape Town 7925 South Africa phone: +27 21 404 7719 fax: +27 21 448 1989 email: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------ ________________________________ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN This e-mail is subject to the UCT ICT policies and e-mail disclaimer published on our website at http://www.uct.ac.za/about/policies/emaildisclaimer/ or obtainable from +27 21 650 9111. This e-mail is intended only for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. If the e-mail has reached you in error, please notify the author. If you are not the intended recipient of the e-mail you may not use, disclose, copy, redirect or print the content. If this e-mail is not related to the business of UCT it is sent by the sender in the sender's individual capacity.