Research Associate, Department of Genome Sciences

UVA Health

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work in the lab of Dr. Ani Manichaikul. The successful candidate will join a collegial and productive research team focused on the statistical integration of whole genome sequencing with transcriptomic and proteomic data sets. The goal of these projects will be to identify novel genes and pathways involved in determining risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and related traits in large multi-center human cohort and case-control studies. Analytical responsibilities will include analysis of bulk and single-cell transcriptomic data sets, genetic association analysis of common and rare disease variants and integrative systems genetics analysis of multi-omics data.
Postdoctoral employment is temporary and is normally limited to an individual who has been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within the previous five years and who will be involved in full-time research or scholarship at the University. Employment as a Postdoctoral Research Associate is viewed as training and is preparatory for a full-time academic or research career, is supervised by a senior scholar, and allows the appointee to publish the results of his/her research or scholarship during the training period.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Epidemiology, Computational Biology, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Enthusiastic and ambitious individual with a strong interest in our research and laboratory environment
• Willingness to learn new computational approaches and design projects independently
• Eagerness to apply for postdoctoral grants and to take advantage of other career development opportunities
• Interest in working with junior lab members
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of statistics and genetics; experience with statistical software (R or Python)
• Experience working with large-scale multi-center studies
• Working knowledge of existing tools for genetic analysis and data management
• C, C++ programming skills
• Experience working in a Unix / Linux environment

Responsibilities

• Analysis of bulk and single-cell transcriptomic data sets
• Genetic association analysis of common and rare disease variants
• Integrative systems genetics analysis of multi-omics data

Benefits

• Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
• This is an exempt-level, benefited position.
• For more information on the benefits available to postdoctoral associates at UVA, visit postdoc.virginia.edu and hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees