Dear NMusers,
Please find below a position description for a research officer vacancy we
currently have within the School of Pharmacy at the University of Queensland,
Australia.
Best wishes,
Dr Christine Staatz
Research Officer Position - School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland
(Brisbane, Australia)
The School of Pharmacy is one of the largest Schools of this type in Australia
with many active researchers engaged in a variety of research projects. An
exciting research project within the School of Pharmacy is underway, designed
to improve the way immunosuppressant drugs are used for transplant recipients.
The Role: The primary purpose of this position will be to assist with
population pharmacokinetic model building and evaluation and the application of
these models to Bayesian forecasting. The applicant should have had some
previous experiencing using population modelling programs such as NONMEM and
ideally some experience using Bayesian forecasting programs. The research
officer will be involved with communication of results to the transplant
physician and encouraging adoption of dosage prediction practises in transplant
clinics. In addition to the above duties the research officer may be asked to
assist with recruitment of patients into our studies and blood and tissue
sample collection; to assist with collection of pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic information from patient medical records; and to input
concentrations-time-effect data into spreadsheets suitable for NONMEM, Bayesian
forecasting and other statistical analysis. The position will be physically
based at the School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence,
Woolloongabba and the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba.
The Person: Applicants should possess a relevant doctoral or masters'
qualification in science, pharmacy or a related discipline together with
previous experiencing using population modelling programs such as NONMEM and/or
using Bayesian forecasting programs. Excellent organisational and
communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
are also essentials.
The Position: This is a full-time (36.25 hours per week), fixed term position
until June 2012.
Contact: To obtain the position description and selection criteria please
contact Dr Christine Staatz by telephone +61 7 3346 1974 or email
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Closing Date for Applications: 14th May 2010