Postdoctoral Researcher - Genomics & Multi-Omics

UNC-Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 63,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and vision coverage

Paid leave

Professional development programs

Job summary

The Raffield lab in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Department of Genetics is seeking a candidate for Postdoctoral Research Trainee with a background in Human Genetics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related field.

The individual will be responsible for large-scale genomic and multi-omic analyses of traits related to cardiometabolic disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias across populations.

Qualifications

• PhD in Genetics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics/Statistics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Excellent scientific communication and enthusiasm for multicenter collaboration.
• Experience analyzing large genomic datasets and/or epidemiological analysis in cohort/biobank studies.
• Experience with high performance computing clusters or cloud computing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-cohort omics analyses within NHLBI TOPMed Initiative.
• Analyze bulk and single-cell gene expression QTLs, metabolomics QTLs, and protein QTLs across populations.
• Study inflammation and thrombosis biomarkers in cardiometabolic disease and Alzheimer's disease.

Skills

Scientific communication

Team science

Genomics data analysis

Education

PhD in Genetics / Epidemiology / Biostatistics / Computational Biology

Job description

The Raffield lab in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Department of Genetics is seeking a candidate for Postdoctoral Research Trainee with a background in Human Genetics, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or a related field.

The individual will be responsible for large-scale genomic and multi-omic analyses of traits related to cardiometabolic disease and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias across populations.