Three exciting statistics posts at the MRC IEU, School of Social and Community Medicine, Bristol University.  Anyone interested in applying should do so on-line via the University of Bristol jobs website (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs).


Senior Research Associate in Epigenetic Epidemiology or Medical Statistics (Two Posts)
Job number: ACAD101931

Salary: £35,609 - £40,082 per annum
Closing date for applications: 28-Apr-2016
We have two full-time vacancies which offer excellent opportunities for a talented epidemiologist, epigenetic epidemiologist, or medical statistician to join the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MRC IEU) within the School of Social and Community Medicine (SSCM), University of Bristol, one of the leading centres for Integrative Epidemiology in the UK.
One post-holder will study the associations of women’s reproduction (age at menopause, age at menarche, menopausal transition and reproductive hormones) with DNA methylation. The second post-holder will study the associations of pregnancy exposures (primarily obesity, gestational weight change and multiple metabolites related to obesity) with DNA methylation in the mother and her offspring across their life course.
However, we anticipate that the two post-holders will work closely together. There would be potential for sharing the work between the two posts in ways that would best suit the appointed candidates and not necessarily delineated as above.
For informal enquiries please contact Professor Debbie Lawlor 0117 331 0096 or via email: [log in to unmask]


Senior Research Associate in Statistics / Epigenetic Epidemiology
Job number: ACAD101911

Salary: £35,609 - £40,082 per annum
Closing date for applications: 12-Apr-2016
We are seeking a postdoctoral senior research associate in statistics/epigenetic epidemiology (with excellent statistical skills) to develop multilevel and mixture models for epigenetic change. The post is full time and will be based in the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit within the School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol. The post will be offered as an open-ended contract with fixed funding until 31 July 2018.
  
The successful applicant will be engaged in the evaluation and development of methods for analyzing epigenetic data and their change over time. Work will involve simulation of DNA methylation data, evaluation of current methods, further development of multilevel/mixture methods and testing using simulated data, and application to several real examples (using data from the ALSPAC study). The successful candidate will work as part of a larger team and make a major contribution to the interpretation and publication of results.
 
This post provides a valuable opportunity to gain skills in statistical methods and their application to epigenetics, including longitudinal modelling. There will also be the opportunity to collaborate with investigators at the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge. Opportunities for continued training and development are available through short courses run by the School and through the University of Bristol’s staff development programme.
 
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Kate Tilling (email: [log in to unmask])

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