Post-Doc Research Associate (Li Lab)
Full Time
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Department
Genetics - 423501
Posting Open Date
03/08/2023
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled
Yes
Position Type
Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title
Post-Doc Research Associate (Li Lab)
Vacancy ID
PDS003770
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Work Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Dependent on Qualifications
Proposed Start Date
05/15/2023
Estimated Duration of Appointment
12 Months
Position Information
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
A full-time post-doctoral research associate position is available, in the Department of Genetics and the Department of Biostatistics, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). We strongly welcome ambitious and talented candidates keen on developing statistical methods and computational tools for omics data, for the genetic dissection of complex diseases.
The post-doctoral research associate will join the Li Statistical Genetics Group at UNC-CH (https://yunliweb.its.unc.edu/). The main projects for this position are the polygenic risk score (PRS) project where we aim to develop new methods to construct PRS that explicitly model local ancestry and natural selection, as well as relevant endophenotypes to better predict clinical endpoints in diverse populations, and the cell-type-specific dissection of molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. As one of the study sites in the NHGRI newly formed PRIMED consortium (https://primedconsortium.org/), the candidate has the opportunity to interact with world-renowned experts to develop and apply PRS methods in diverse populations. In addition, the candidate can play leadership roles in consortia efforts including PRIMED, IGVF, 4DN, and TOPMed.
The post-doctoral research associate will join the Li Statistical Genetics Group at UNC-CH (https://yunliweb.its.unc.edu/). The main projects for this position are the polygenic risk score (PRS) project where we aim to develop new methods to construct PRS that explicitly model local ancestry and natural selection, as well as relevant endophenotypes to better predict clinical endpoints in diverse populations, and the cell-type-specific dissection of molecular mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. As one of the study sites in the NHGRI newly formed PRIMED consortium (https://primedconsortium.org/), the candidate has the opportunity to interact with world-renowned experts to develop and apply PRS methods in diverse populations. In addition, the candidate can play leadership roles in consortia efforts including PRIMED, IGVF, 4DN, and TOPMed.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D. in Biostatistics, Statistics, Quantitative Genetics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genetic Epidemiology or related fields
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Research experience
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
The position is preferable for a candidate with strong quantitative background skills. Knowledge in biology or genetics is desired but not required. But the position entails strong interest and willingness in learning genomics.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
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