The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing general public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education. ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level. Research is organized in five programs: Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases and Maternal Child and Reproductive Health. ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

ISGlobal is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher with strong statistical modelling skills to develop and apply statistical methods for transmission network inference in malaria for the project: CONTRA-MAL: Connecting the dots in malaria transmission dynamics:



inferring transmission networks by integrating genetics and epidemiology, funded by Fundación “la Caixa”. The project sits at the interface of pathogen genomic epidemiology, statistical inference, and open-source software development and would be an excellent fit for someone excited about developing new methods with real public health impact.

About the group:

The postholder will work closely with Dr Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez, Junior Research Leader in Genomic and Computational Epidemiology and TAGUA Research Group Lead, based within the Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases Program. TAGUA is a recently established interdisciplinary research group working at the intersection of infectious disease surveillance, pathogen genomics, computational epidemiology and applied public health research, with a particular focus on malaria and other vector-borne pathogens. We actively support career development of team members throug

📌 Postdoctoral researcher in malaria modelling (Barcelona)
🏢 Isglobal
📍 Barcelona