Postdoc: Genetic & Epigenetic Cancer Epidemiology

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Virginia invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in genetic and molecular epidemiology in the Yang Lab, Department of Genome Sciences. The role focuses on cancer risk and prognosis using multi-omics data, with training across population genomics and cancer biology.

Training is comprehensive, with NIH NRSA stipend support, on-site in Charlottesville, VA, and opportunities to contribute to primary projects, lab-wide studies, and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, or equivalent degree awarded before start date.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing data or population-based cohort data preferred.
• Strong programming skills in R and/or Python.

Skills

R programming

Python programming

statistical genetics

bioinformatics

data analysis

collaboration

Education

PhD, MD, or equivalent in epidemiology, genetics, genomics, biostatistics, bioinformatics, molecular biology or related field

Tools

R

Python

CRISPR

Job description

The University of Virginia invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in genetic and molecular epidemiology in the Yang Lab, Department of Genome Sciences. The role focuses on cancer risk and prognosis using multi-omics data, with training across population genomics and cancer biology.

Training is comprehensive, with NIH NRSA stipend support, on-site in Charlottesville, VA, and opportunities to contribute to primary projects, lab-wide studies, and collaboration across disciplines.