Postdoctoral Researcher: Genomics ML & Evolution AI

Economics Network; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Palamara Group at the University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Statistical Machine Learning for Genomics. You will develop novel statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic and health data, address questions in human genetics and evolution, and implement reproducible research software.

The role requires a PhD/DPhil in a quantitative field, strong ML and statistical inference, and experience with large datasets. Applicants work with Prof.

Qualifications

• PhD/DPhil in machine learning, statistics, computer science, genomics or related field.
• Strong foundation in statistical inference and machine learning.
• Experience developing novel methods and evaluating their performance.
• Strong software skills and handling large-scale data.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable statistical and ML methods for genomics data.
• Implement reproducible software and apply methods to biobank-scale datasets.
• Prepare publications and present findings.
• Collaborate with researchers and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Statistical inference

Machine learning

Research software

Large-scale data

Genomics

Education

PhD/DPhil

Job description

Palamara Group at the University of Oxford seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Statistical Machine Learning for Genomics. You will develop novel statistical and machine learning methods for large-scale genomic and health data, address questions in human genetics and evolution, and implement reproducible research software.

The role requires a PhD/DPhil in a quantitative field, strong ML and statistical inference, and experience with large datasets. Applicants work with Prof.