Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computational Biology
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Job Location:
Rochester, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Division of Computational Biology Department of Quantitative Health Sciences Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota is seeking a postdoctoral candidate with a Ph.D. in statistics/biostatistics (with statistical genetics emphasis) or psychiatric genetics. Experience with machine learning and AI methodology is preferred. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Joanna Biernackas team as well as physician scientists in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and other trainees and analysts and will apply biostatistics and statistical genetic methods to studies in precision psychiatry. The groups work includes studies of bipolar disorder and alcohol use disorder and collaboration with multiple consortia including the PsycheMERGE network. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to work on the development and evaluation of novel statistical methods for genomic and other biomarker studies of complex human traits.
Mayo Clinic is a world-class health care organization with cutting-edge research programs. Scientists in the Division of Computational Biology work collaboratively with basic and clinical researchers providing expertise in study design and data analysis and interpretation to enable discoveries with high impact on patient care. They also lead the development of statistical and informatics methodologies for analysis of biomedical collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology members of the Division lead a well-established program in psychiatric genetics and precision psychiatry.
Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in statistics biostatistics epidemiology or a closely aligned area. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. The position is available immediately and can be either 1 or 2 years in duration with a possibility of extension. Questions should be directed to Joanna Biernacka:
Qualifications
Must have a Ph.D. M.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field deemed relevant by the program.
Key Skills
- Virology
- Bioinformatics
- Genetics
- R
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Microscopy
- Research Laboratory Experience
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