Postdoc Position in Psychiatric Genetics-Yale University-United States

About

Yale Department of Psychiatry invites applications for the postdoc position available in the division of Human Genetics. The primary research focus will be to investigate the predisposition to psychiatric disorders, behavioral traits, and other complex phenotypes using genome-wide data.

Highlights:

JOB TYPE: Postdoctoral QUALIFICATION: PhD DISCIPLINE: Life Science HOURS: Full Time DURATION: Fixed Term

Elligibility

The applicants must have, or be about to be awarded, a PhD and/or M.D degree, ideally with less than 2 years of postdoctoral experience.

Expertise in one of the following areas is required:

Genetic epidemiology

Bioinformatics

Statistics, or related fields.

The successful candidate will work with Dr. Renato Polimanti, Assistant Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine (Yale webpage https://bit.ly/2XKa7iu), on projects funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, the Global ASPIRE (Advancing Science through Pfizer-Investigator Research Exchange) Program, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Additionally, there will be the possibility to be involved in collaborative studies on data from large GWAS consortia, including the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, the Million Veteran Program, and the UK Biobank.

How to apply

Email your application including a cover letter, a detailed CV, and contact details of 3 referees to renato.polimanti@yale.edu.

Last Date: August 31, 2019

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