Postdoc in Biostatistics & Multi-Omics Data Science

Statistics Interest Group; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in biostatistics, statistics, biomedical data science, and computational omics. The fellow will work with Dr.

Zhengzheng Tang and collaborators on methodological and applied research involving multi-omics data, including microbiome/metagenomics, genetics, and genomics. The Tang Lab at UW–Madison seeks candidates with strong quantitative training and a record of research excellence.

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative field (biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, data science, or related)
• Strong training in statistical methods, machine learning, or quantitative biomedical research
• Experience with microbiome, metagenomic, genomic, genetic, or other omics data preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent and collaborative research projects
• Develop statistical and machine-learning methods for biomedical and omics data
• Implement computational tools and reproducible software
• Design and conduct simulation studies
• Analyze real-world biomedical, clinical, and omics datasets
• Interpret results and prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
• Collaborate with biologists, clinicians, and healthcare researchers

Skills

Strong written and oral communication

Independent and collaborative work

Solving real-world biomedical problems

Education

PhD in biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, data science, or related field

Tools

R

Python

Job description

University of Wisconsin–Madison is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in biostatistics, statistics, biomedical data science, and computational omics. The fellow will work with Dr.

Zhengzheng Tang and collaborators on methodological and applied research involving multi-omics data, including microbiome/metagenomics, genetics, and genomics. The Tang Lab at UW–Madison seeks candidates with strong quantitative training and a record of research excellence.