Post Masters Internship in Viral Dynamic Modeling and Data Analysis

What You Will Do

Biology and Biophysics Group, a world-leading team in modeling within-host infectious diseases and immune responses. In this position, you will pursue research in mathematical and theoretical biology, with emphasis on problems in viral infection and transmission dynamics, immune responses and data analysis. Our interests are analyzing datasets collected for HIV infection and SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission.

Team members will support and enrich your research and professional goals through their outstanding breadth and depth of expertise in their respective fields. A self-motivated, creative intern will find this environment conducive to intellectual and professional growth.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements:

Team members will support and enrich your research and professional goals through their outstanding breadth and depth of expertise in their respective fields. A self-motivated, creative intern will find this environment conducive to intellectual and professional growth.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with mathematical, statistical and machine learning skills, and a strong interest in viral infection and transmission dynamics, immune responses or viral genetic data analysis. Preference will be given to candidates with research experience in the core areas of research mentioned above; and commitment to work to the high LANL standards, including attending required training. The candidate should have good programming skills, good working knowledge of one or more mathematical or statistical packages (e.g., R, python, tensorflow...) and excellent English (both written and oral).

Education/Experience: A master's degree earned no more than two years ago in Biostatistics, Computer Science or a related field.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience one or more mathematical or statistical packages (e.g., Matlab, R, Python...)
• Skills in a programming language
• Publications in refereed journals
• Exposure to viral dynamics or genetics data
• Familiarity working

Work Location: The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Where You Will Work

Located innorthern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is amultidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalfof national security. LANL enhances national security by ensuring the safetyand reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies toreduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems relatedto energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.

Our generous benefits package includes:

§ PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network

§ Dental and vision insurance

§ Free basic life and disability insurance

§ Paid childbirth and parental leave

§ Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)

§ Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

§ Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)

§ Onsite gyms and wellness programs

§ Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details

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