Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated postdoctoral research associate to work on an MS Society Funded project examining risk factors for Multiple Sclerosis in large datasets. This project will develop and test how genetic and environmental exposures associate with the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), and how associations are potentially mediated by demographic factors including deprivation and race.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven skills in large data analysis, ideally with experience of working with UK datasets such as Our Future Health and/or UK Biobank, and with skills in both epidemiological and genomic data analysis. Specific desirable statistical skills include knowledge of and familiarity with techniques for developing, fine-tuning, and validating risk scores. Data science skills should include proficiency in either R or Python, and would ideally include a basic familiarity with command line tools for genomic analysis such as PLINK, REGENIE, and PRSice. The analysis will likely take place in a cloud computing environment, and so some familiarity with this way of working is also desirable.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to 450 staff, 100 PhD students and 500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine. The postholder will be based in the Centre for Preventive Neurology (CPN). The CPN performs research across neurological diseases, including dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s Disease.