Alqom Geosciences - Science Communication

The Department of Civil Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering and the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary are accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the development of a novel agent-based granular model of the COVID-19 pandemic in a heterogenous population. A multi-scale mechanistic approach is used that embeds detailed characteristics of viral spread and individual interactions. The research project will focus on calibrating the model that is currently being developed, while also interfacing with a highly interdisciplinary team across the fields of epidemiology, virology, bioinformatics, sociology, economy, psychology, and community health. The work will involve gathering and analyzing data pertaining to social demographics and socio-cultural factors, including viral and epidemiological aspects. A main source of this data will be compiled from the Centre for Health Informatics (CHI) at the University of Calgary, medical and social psychology journals as well as France's Disease Institute (INSERM).