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Senior Bioinformatician/Statistical Geneticist CTSU, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford Closing Date : Mon, 15 Jun 2015 12:00:00 GMT | Grade 8: £38,511 – £45,954 p.a. THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY. Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Population Health (NDPH) contains world-renowned population health research groups and it provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching. The Clinical Trial Service Unit (CTSU) is a major international research institute within the NDPH, and is one of the world’s leading centres for research into chronic diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. We are seeking a talented and self-motivated postdoctoral Senior Bioinformatician/Statistical Geneticist to join a leading research programme in pharmacogenomic and other genetic studies of cardiovascular disease and its treatments. The successful candidate will have bioinformatic/statistical genetic expertise as well as relevant experience of working on human genetic studies, and will be actively involved in all aspects of scientific research from study design through to public presentation of research as well as contributing to international collaborations. You will have a PhD or MSc in bioinformatics, statistical genetics (or closely related subject) and extensive experience in genomics, using bioinformatic and statistical tools, and analysing large-scale human genetic data using programming languages such as Perl and statistical packages such as R. The post is full-time and fixed-term for 3 years in the first instance. Further particulars and details on how to apply are available at http://www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us, or go to http://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs and search for Vacancy ID 118422. An appointment at Grade 7 (£30,434 – £37,394 p.a.) may be considered for an ambitious candidate with potential but less experience with an appropriate adjustment in responsibilities. Informal enquires should be addressed to Jemma Hopewell, Associate Professor and Senior Scientist in Genetic Epidemiology & Clinical Trials ([log in to unmask]). You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.