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Post-Doc Research Associate (Sullivan Lab)

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC, US
Full-time

Dr. Patrick Sullivan is a professor in the Genetics and Psychiatry departments at UNC, as well as a professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stokholm, Sweden.

The Sullivan laboratory at UNC-CH invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct statistical or bioinformatic analyses of genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic data.

We focus particularly on schizophrenia, major depression, and eating disorders. We are deeply collaborative and actively work with many major genetic, psychiatric, neuroscience, and functional genomic groups in the US, Scandinavia, Europe, India, and Australia.

The individual will have the opportunity to help with multiple projects studying the genetics of various psychiatric disorders.

We have multiple large datasets, and all projects are funded. The position will be set for one year with the opportunity to be reappointed yearly.

The postdoc would work with Dr. Sullivan to create a multi-year plan to maximize scientific output, pursue opportunities to obtain grant funding, and progress toward an independent career.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements PhD in a discipline relevant to statistical genetics Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Experience in analysis of multiple types of modern datasets genome-wide association, exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing, RNA-sequencing, ATAC-seq, Hi-C, ChIP-seq, etc.

Good programming skills are essential R, Python) in order to flexibly manipulate large datasets along with the use of standard pipelines for analysis, bioinformatic integration, and gene set analyses.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience N / A Special Physical / Mental Requirements Special Instructions For information on UNC Postdoctoral Benefits and Services Quick Link Posting Contact Information Department Contact Name and Title Lisa Thompson, HR Consultant Department Contact Telephone or Email Postdoctoral Affairs Contact Information

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