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Postdoctoral position in Statistical Genetics

Background: The group of Zoltán Kutalik (at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, CHUV and FBM, University of Lausanne) is developing methods tailored to address specific aspects of genome-wide association studies. We are interested in studying the missing heritability phenomenon, gene-environment interactions, molecular phenotype integration, phenotype evolution over time, allelic heterogeneity, copy-number variant associations etc. Via longstanding collaborations we are fortunate to have access to several large genome-wide association studies and exome sequencing data sets. We have an extensive web of collaborations both in Switzerland (University Hospital (CHUV), Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG), Vital-IT, UNIGE) and abroad (Imperial College London, University of Regensburg, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, University of Milan, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, etc.).

Prerequisites: We are interested in recruiting a talented individual with PhD in statistics / mathematics / bioinformatics / computer science / physics. The ideal candidate should have

  • decent background in statistics
  • good programming skills (R or Matlab languages preferred, C++ is a plus)
  • having past experience with solving biological problems (especially experience with genome-wide association studies) with computational tools is an advantage
  • good communication skills and excellent command of English (French is a plus)

Tasks: The candidate will be responsible for

  • developing novel methodologies
  • performing genome-wide association studies
  • leading international meta-analysis efforts
  • analysing sequencing data
  • optionally participating in teaching

The group: The position is at the Department of Medical Genetics (DGM) of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. The department offers a stimulating, young and international environment with state of the art laboratory and computer facilities. Communication is mostly in English.

Contract: The initial contract is for one year with possibility of extension to 3 years.

Contact:
Zoltán Kutalik
Statistical Genetics Group
Dept. of Medical Genetics
University of Lausanne
Tel: (+41) 21 692 54 63
email: zoltan.kutalik@unil.ch