Description: We are seeking to appoint a talented and able medical statistician/epidemiologist to contribute to genetic analyses, including genome-wide association studies on participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and other cohort studies held at the MRC CAiTE/Department of Social Medicine.
You will complete statistical analyses and contribute to writing papers for journal publication. Approximately 50% of your time will be concerned with genome-wide and Mendelian randomization analyses that will (where appropriate) provide you to take a lead role and obtain first author papers. The other 50% of your time will be providing genetic statistical support to key collaborators with ALSPAC and for this work you would be co-author (as appropriate) but not be leading the work.
Analytical approaches will include generalized linear regression, genome wide associations, meta-analysis and instrumental variables analysis. You will also have the opportunity to lead projects, being first author on relevant papers and presenting research findings at conferences.
The appointment will be full-time on Grade I or J (depending on qualifications and level of experience) of the University’s grade structure and is offered for 24 months. While funding for this post is available for 24-months, there may be opportunities for outstanding candidates to continue working in the Department beyond this time. The post is ideally suited to someone with a PhD in medical statistics or genetic epidemiology, although excellent MSc candidates will also be considered.

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