Research Assistant/Research Associate* – Statistician/Health Data Scientist

We’re in search of a statistical geneticist to hitch the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit (CEU), Division of Public Well being and Major Care at College of Cambridge.

The postholder will probably be creating novel statistical methodologies that allow translational and scientific utility of genetic threat fashions. The precise challenge will probably be designed based mostly in your analysis curiosity and the translational/scientific want proposed by our scientific collaborators. You can be engaged on genomic, molecular (transcriptomics, proteomic, and metabolomics), and digital well being report information, empowered by and contributing to a number of assets developed and maintained by the crew (e.g. PGS Catalog, Omicspred). 

The publish holder will work with Dr Xilin Jiang and Professor Michael Inouye whereas collaborating with Professor Alkes Worth (Harvard TH Chan Faculty of Public Well being) and senior scientists at NHS Genomic laboratory hub. You should have the chance to ascertain collaboration with senior scientists round Cambridge and worldwide establishments. 

The popular candidate may have a PhD (or equal) in Statistics, Laptop Science, or different associated quantitative topic. Choice standards consists of understanding of inferential and quantitative ideas and methods, computational expertise, and expertise of analysing massive genetic and practical datasets, ideally with digital well being data. You must have a capability to speak and current outcomes to different quantitative scientists, bioinformaticians, epidemiologists, clinicians and scientists, together with glorious verbal and written communications expertise and robust organisational expertise.

This place is full-time.  

Casual enquiries are inspired; please ship your CV and a quick description of analysis curiosity to Dr Xilin Jiang: [email protected] . 

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Location of publish: Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Division of Public Well being and Major Care, College of Cambridge, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Coronary heart and Lung Analysis Institute, Papworth Highway, Cambridge CB2 0BB.

Mounted-term: The funds for this publish can be found for 36 months within the first occasion.

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Candidates will need to have (or be near acquiring) a PhD.

Appointment at Analysis Affiliate degree depends on having a PhD. Those that have submitted however not but obtained their PhD will initially be appointed as a Analysis Assistant (Grade 5, Level 38 £32,982) transferring to Analysis Affiliate (Grade 7) upon affirmation of your PhD award.

Please be certain that you add a masking letter and CV within the Add part of the net utility. The masking letter ought to define the way you match the factors for the publish and why you might be making use of for this position. For those who add any further paperwork which haven’t been requested, we won’t be able to contemplate these as a part of your utility.

Please embody particulars of your referees, together with e-mail handle and telephone quantity, one in all which should be your most up-to-date line supervisor.

Deadline: 14th April 2024

Interview dates: Week commencing twenty second April 2024

Please quote reference RH40944 in your utility and in any correspondence about this emptiness.

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