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Job

Postdoctoral Research Analyst

Organization

Washington University School of Medicine-Cruchaga Lab, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Scientific focus area

Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomics

The Cruchaga Lab, at Washington University School of Medicine is recruiting multiple Postdoctoral Research Scientists. The NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center (NGI) generates and analyzes Whole-Genome Sequencing data and high-throughput, multi-dimensional -omic data to study neurodegeneration and diseases of the central nervous system, with an emphasis on Alzheimer disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other dementias.

About the position

We have recently received several NIH R01 awards to generate and analyze large WGS datasets for both familial Alzheimer Disease and sporadic early-onset cases. We are seeking highly motivated researchers with strong analytical skills, especially in genetics and WGS/WES analyses to lead the analyses for these projects. The new postdoc(s) will join a large team, currently 30+ members, which is led by three faculty members, and regroups four postdocs, several PhD students, and three senior scientists.

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What you'll need to apply

Please submit CV and cover letter to Christi Gleason cgleason@wustl.edu

Contact name

Christi Gleason

Contact email

cgleason@wustl.edu

Qualifications

  • A PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistical Genomics, or a related discipline involving the interrogation of ‘omics’ datasets, or expect to obtain a degree in the near future
  • Hands-on experience using PLINK, SKAT, FUSION, BWA, and/or GATK with large-scale human genomic or other omics (preferably related to neurodegeneration) studies
  • Experient performing colocalization, Mendelian randomization
  • Solid skills in at least one programming language (R, python, or Perl) and experience working in Linux and/or high-performance cluster environments
  • A strong ability to perform analytical reasoning to extract biological insights from data-driven approaches
  • Familiarity with interrogation of publicly available resources (highly beneficial)

Disclaimer/Fine Print

This is an in-person position only.

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