King's College London, Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology offers 2-year postdoctoral position for research in Computational Epigenomics. The research position is within the grade 6 scale and is currently £33,343 to £39,335, per annum. It also includes £2,323 allowance, per annum. International applications will be considered for this position. Applicants applying for the position must have a doctorate in statistical genetics or computer science/ statistics/ mathematics (http://scholarship-positions.com/mathematics-scholarships/2012/08/24/)/ bioinformatics. Eligible applicants must apply till 15-Feb-2013.
Study Subject(s): The scholarship is awarded in computational epigenomics.
Course Level: The scholarship is provided to pursue postdoctoral degree.
Scholarship Provider: King's College London
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: International applications will be considered for this position.
Applicants must have a doctorate in statistical genetics or computer science/statistics/mathematics/bioinformatics. Programming experience and experience with handling large-scale datasets is essential. An understanding of biology would be advantageous.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for the scholarship.
Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for a Research Associate in Computational Epigenomics at the Department of Twin Research, King's College London. The 2-year postdoctoral position will focus on developing and applying methods to study the role of epigenetic processes in complex traits. The successful candidate will work on the largest twin-based epigenetic projects to date, the EpiTwin project , which contains next-generation DNA methylation sequencing profiles of 5,000 twins. The successful candidate will use statistical and computational approaches to identify epigenetic signatures of complex disease. Method development will include quantifying epigenetic signals and extending statistical genetic models to epigenetics in complex trait twin models. This presents an exciting opportunity to develop leading edge tools for the analysis of epigenetic data that will be applied to multiple clinically-relevant traits.
Number of awards offered: Not Known
Duration of award(s): Scholarship is offered for 2 years.
What does it cover? The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience, within the Grade 6 scale, currently £33,343 to £39,335, per annum, inclusive of £2,323 London Allowance, per annum.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email.
Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 15-Feb-2013.
Further Scholarship Information and Application (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/pers_detail.php?jobindex=12644)
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