[Jobs] Postdoc and PhD at UCL - Multi-Agent/DataAnalysis/COVID-19 Policy Intervention

[Yali Du]

UCL  Prof. Tao Cheng’s team is hiring one two-year Postdoc and one PhD and  focused on the impact of COVID-19 and improving our ability to recover from pandemics. The objective is to improve our understanding of how the public changes behaviors in response to the pandemic and policy interventions, and how these changes influence businesses and communities. The starting date is Spring 2023 or as early as possible. 

More details are found below, you are welcome to share widely!

Postdoc:

Attention all postdocs! We are hiring for a 24-month position focused on the development of a multi-agent platform and analysis of the impact of COVID-19 Nonpharmaceutical Policy Interventions (NPIs) on behavior changes. This project is funded by Turing Institute and the position will be based  in UCL SpaceTimeLab, supervised by Prof. Tao Cheng and Dr Yali Du from KCL Cooperative AI Lab. The objective of this project is to improve our understanding of how the public adapts to the pandemic and policy interventions and messaging, and how these changes influence businesses and communities.  We are looking for candidates with strong backgrounds in reinforcement learning and multi-agent learning. You will join a multi-disciplinary team with other four PhD students for this project, and have the opportunities to collaborate with researchers in UCL, KCL and Turing Institute. Join our team and make a contribution to the fight against COVID-19 and help inform the recovery efforts. Apply now! #postdoc #COVID19 #research

Applying or enquiry with your CV to: tao.cheng(at)ucl.ac.uk;  yali.du(at)kcl.ac.uk!

Funded PhD position:

Attention all possible PhD candidates! We are hiring for a project focused on understanding the impact of COVID-19 and improving our ability to recover from pandemics. This project is funded by Turing Institute and the position will be based  in UCL SpaceTimeLab, supervised by Prof. Tao Cheng and Dr Aldo Lipani. The PhD studentship will involve collecting and analysing data on government policy announcements and public responses, as well as GPS-based movement data.  We are looking for candidates with strong backgrounds in machine learning and social media data analysis. You will join a multi-disciplinary project with one PDRA and other three PhD students for this project. The successful candidate will receive a full scholarship for local students which can also be applied for international students. Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in our understanding of public health crises. Apply now! #phd #covid19 #social media analytics

Applying or enquiry with your CV to: tao.cheng(at)ucl.ac.uk; aldo.lipani(at)ucl.ac.uk