The University of Oxford
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
STATISTICIAN ACADEMIC-RELATED RESEARCH STAFF GRADE IA: £20,044 - £30,002
Applications are invited for the post of Statistician within the Malaria Genomic Epidemiology
Network (MalariaGEN: www.malariagen.net) funded through the Grand Challenges in Global Health
initiative and coordinated from Oxford. Our goal is to contribute to the development of an effective
malaria vaccine by discovering natural mechanisms of disease resistance, through state-of-the art
analysis of genome variation combined with large-scale epidemiological studies in malaria-endemic
regions.
The postholder will provide statistical support for these large-scale studies involving MalariaGEN
partners in 20 countries, working closely with epidemiological, laboratory, and informatic teams
based at Oxford University and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Working together with the
Principal Investigator, the Senior Statistician and international experts in statistical genetics
and population genetics they will contribute to the design and cost-effectiveness of large-scale
genotyping experiments, including whole genome association studies costing in excess of £1 million.
There will be opportunities for the postholder to contribute to the development of statistical
applications to tackle practical roadblocks in the genetic analysis of malaria, such as population
stratification and epistatic interactions. They will interact particularly closely with an
enthusiastic group of informaticians and software engineers, and will help to provide training in
statistical genetics and computational methods for MalariaGEN Fellows in 14 malariaendemic countries.
A background in statistical genetics is highly desirable but training could be provided in this area
for a candidate with a very strong mathematical, computational or analytical background.
A detailed job description quoting reference H5-06-022-DK is available from the Personnel
Administrator (tel: 01865 287508, email: [log in to unmask], web
http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/index.shtml).
Please send your letter of application with full curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two
referees quoting the above reference number to: The Personnel Administrator, The Wellcome Trust
Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN or by email to [log in to unmask] or
fax to 01865 287516.
The closing date for applicati
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o__ Jonathan Marchini
c/ /'_ Department of Statistics, University of Oxford
(+) \(+) 1 South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3TG
tel : ++44 1865 271125
web : http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/~marchini/
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