Job Title: Research Associate in Statistical Genetics
Department/Division/Faculty: Department of Imaging Sciences - Institute of Clinical Sciences
Salary £31,300 - £39,920 per annum
South Kensington and Hammersmith Campuses
Applications are invited for a highly skilled and motivated post-doctoral mathematician to join a multi-disciplinary community of scientific and clinical researchers in the Robert Steiner MRI Unit at the Institute of Clinical Sciences and the Department of Mathematics.
How genes control the structure and function of organs is of fundamental importance to understanding the cause of many diseases. The emerging discipline of imaging-genetics uses new approaches in computer science to create detailed models of biological systems using high resolution imaging. Prof Stuart Cook and Dr Declan O’Regan at the Clinical Sciences Centre have begun using 3D MRI to capture the variation in function and morphology of the heart in a study of over 1000 healthy volunteers to investigate the genetic causes of cardiac and circulatory disease.
The British Heart Foundation has generously funded a two year post-doctoral position to develop the statistical methods central to this project. We are seeking a talented mathematician to the lead the design of innovative modelling strategies for discovering the genetic predictors of heart disease using 3D quantitative cardiac phenotypes. The appointee will work within a multi-disciplinary team of medical image analysts, geneticists, statisticians and imagers whose goal is to find the genetic causes of heart failure and ventricular hypertrophy.
You will explore a number of paradigms for analysis which exploit the spatial structure of the 3D phenotypes and improve statistical power.
You will have a background in mathematics and statistical techniques with expertise in genomic research and regression modelling. You will need to be a highly motivated and innovative scientist who will thrive in a creative multi-disciplinary environment.
You should hold a PhD in a relevant discipline and have a track record of publications in the area of imaging-genetics research.
The post-holder will work closely with Dr Giovanni Montana’s imaging-genetics group at South Kensington, and will also have opportunities to work with Dr Enrico Petretto’s integrative genomics group at Hammersmith Hospital.
For further information about this post please contact Declan O’Regan, [log in to unmask] or Giovanni Montana, [log in to unmask]
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Closing Date: 28 June 2012 (midnight BST)
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