POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN STATISTICAL GENETICS

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN STATISTICAL GENETICS
University Grade 7: £28,983 to £35,646

We are seeking to appoint a Post-doctoral Research Associate in Statistical Genetics to join Dr. Eleftheria Zeggini's group based at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. The successful applicant will form part of a team working to understand the role of rare variants in common complex disease. This position will be based at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge.

The successful candidate will be appointed as part of a Pfizer-funded project, and will have overall responsibility for the statistical analysis of this high-profile study, including liaison with, and reporting to the full range of collaborative partners. We are looking to appoint someone with strong analytical skills and a relevant postgraduate degree. Experience in the generation, management and analysis of simulated genetic datasets is essential.

The post is available for 12 months in the first instance, with the possibility of a further 3 years extension. Excellent facilities are available and there is a strong commitment to personal and professional development within the group. A detailed job description quoting reference H5-10-027-EZ is available from HERE (http://www.well.ox.ac.uk/_asset/file/h5-10-024-it.doc)

Applications, including a full CV, the names and addresses of at least two referees, and a cover letter setting out, with examples, how you meet the selection criteria, should be sent to the Personnel Office, email: personnel at well.ox.ac.uk.

Informal enquiries can be made to Eleftheria at sanger.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 14th May 2010

Dr. Eleftheria Zeggini
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
The Morgan Building
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge
CB10 1HH
UK

Tel: ++44 1223 496868
Fax: ++44 1223 496826