Postdoc position available at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dear NMUsers, we are looking for a postdoc to join our pharmacometrics group at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Interested candidates should send their CV to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. The announcement with all the details can be found below. Thanks, Paolo 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 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 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 (applied mathematics, engineering, (bio-)statistics, clinical pharmacology or related life sciences) • Excellent numerical skills and experience in computer programming (e.g. R, Matlab, C++) • Experience with NONMEM, Monolix or other modelling software • Demonstration of strong research capability • Good attitude towards team work • Good command of English The following will be advantageous: • Direct experience in pharmacometric modelling and simulation in infectious diseases • Demonstration of leadership, training, and mentoring capability The appointment duration is three years, renewable upon mutual agreement on a yearly basis, and a generous scholarship is offered. Please note that, due to university regulations, postdoctoral fellowships cannot be offered to applicants that have previously held full-time professional or academic posts. To apply, or for any further information, please contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and send your CV with references and a letter of motivation. 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” instead, and click on “Images”. -- ------------------------------------------------ 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]<mailto:[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.