Research Associate: £28,695 - £37,394
Research Assistant: £24,775 - £28,695
We seek to appoint a talented and ambitious Genetic Statistician to join a new interdisciplinary research programme in population health and genomics. The post is part of the £4m National Institute of Health Research Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Donor Health and Genomics based at the University of Cambridge, supported by funds from the NIHR, the British Heart Foundation and the University of Cambridge. Candidates will work across world-leading institutes in population health sciences and genomics, and gain direct experience of NHS Blood and Transplant, an innovative high-throughput component of the National Health Service.
The successful candidate will be involved in statistical analyses combining genetic array and next-gen sequencing data with hematological indices, iron biomarkers and other cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors, including ‘multi-omics’ (eg metabolomics, lipidomics, proteomics) data, assayed in the 50,000 person INTERVAL Study. The aims of this work are to identify causal variants and novel biological pathways influencing blood cell formation, donation outcomes, and donor health, and ultimately to translate findings into clinical practice. Major emphasis will be placed on leading original analyses and manuscripts, career development and transition toward an independent research career. The successful candidate will be expected to produce high-impact first author publications.
The post-holder will have: (1) a relevant post-graduate statistical training e.g. PhD in Statistics, Statistical Genetics, Medical Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or similar or equivalent experience (2) a sound understanding of statistical concepts (3) experience of manipulating and managing large datasets (4) strong quantitative (in silico) analysis skills; (5) experience of assessing and/or developing statistical methods; (6) and experience using relevant statistical software: Stata or R. Experience of analyzing genetic data is highly desirable, but not essential. The post-holder should have excellent organisation and communication skills.
Appointment as Research Associate is dependent on having a PhD (or equivalent experience), including those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD. Where a PhD has yet to be awarded appointment will initially be made as Research Assistant and amended to Research Associate when the PhD is awarded.
The funds for this post are available until 31st December 2018.
The post holder will work closely with Dr Adam Butterworth (CEU) and Prof Nicole Soranzo at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, as well as an interdisciplinary team of scientists, bioinformaticians and statisticians at the CEU and scientific collaborators based in other institutions.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Adam Butterworth ([log in to unmask]) or Prof. Nicole Soranzo ([log in to unmask]).
Location of post: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN and Quantitative Human Genomics team, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA
Closing date: 23rd October 2015
Interviews week commencing 2nd November 2015
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