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Founded in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania is a historic, Ivy League school with top students and a history of innovation in interdisciplinary education and scholarship. As a nationally-ranked research university, University of Pennsylvania is an ideal place for talented junior researchers to transit to an independent position.
Position Title:
Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Statistical Genetics
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow position in statistical genetics. The successful candidate will work in Dr. Rui Feng's research group on NIH-funded projects related to genome-wide association studies, copy number variation analysis, and sequence data analysis. The candidate will develop and implement statistical and computational methods for problems arising from genetic studies. The statistical genetic group at Penn strives to provide the best training and research environment for post-doctoral fellows.
Position Qualifications:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree in biostatistics, statistics, bioinformatics, computer sciences or other quantitative fields. Programming skills in C/C++ (or Perl) and at least one statistical package are required. The ability to work independently is a must. Experience in genetic analysis is strongly desired but not required.
Salary Range:
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and will be competitive.
Benefits:
Benefits include health insurance and participation in the University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Post-doctoral Program (www.med.upenn.edu/postdoc).
Web Site:
http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/
Application Address:
To apply please send a cover letter, CV, publication reprints, and three reference letters to Dr. Rui Feng through email ruifeng@upenn.edu .
Contact Email: ruifeng@upenn.edu
Application Deadline:
09/01/2013
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