Postdoc and Postgrad Positions in Computational Biology, Human Genetics, and Molecular Epidemiology – New Haven, Connecticut

Postdoc and postgrad positions open in Dr. Renato Polimanti’s group at the Yale University School of Medicine (https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/polimanti/).

The successful candidates will be involved in several projects ongoing in Dr. Polimanti’s group. These include i) a multi-omics study of COVID-19, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder funded by the National Institute of Mental Health; ii) genetic and epigenetic studies of polysubstance use and abuse funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse; iii) development and application of genomic assessments to stratify the risk of psychiatric disorders funded by One Mind; iii) genome-wide study of Gulf War Illness in the Million Veteran Program funded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs; iv) genetically informed investigation of the effect of socioeconomic factors on schizophrenia comorbidities funded by Alkermes.

Postdoc applicants must have, or be about to be awarded, a Ph.D. and/or M.D degree, ideally with less than three years of postdoctoral experience. Expertise in one of the following areas is required: genetic epidemiology, bioinformatics, statistics, or related fields. Postgrad candidates should have majored in biological sciences, computational biology, or statistics (but lack a doctoral degree) and be seeking advanced training for a defined period.

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

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