Research Fellow in Psychiatric Genomics
7 months ago
**UE07 £39,347- £46,974**
**CMVM- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences**
**Full Time 35 hours per week**
**Fixed Term 24 months
**The Opportunity**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic post-doctoral researcher with interest and experience in analysing genomic and/or longitudinal mental health data. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious post-doctoral scientist to work within a field
- leading team and contribute to knowledge on the genomic (genetic and epigenetic) and phenotypic foundations of depression. Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher post focused on the analysis and dissemination of genetic, epigenetic (DNA methylation) and longitudinal phenotypic data from large cohort studies such as: Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study, UK Biobank, The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and other longitudinal studies.
The successful applicant will analyse longitudinal phenotypic, clinical, cognitive, imaging with genomic data from these samples and will work within a wider group looking at genetic influences on mood and mental health phenotypes within the Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.
**Your skills and attributes for success**:
- Experience of analysing genomic and/or longitudinal research
- Experience of working with R or other statistical packages
- Evidence of having contributed to published research productivity
- Excellent management and organisational skills Experience of working effectively within a team and ability to work independently
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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
- A competitive salary of **£39,347- £46,974**
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page **(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
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**Key dates to note**
Interviews will be held at a date TBC **.
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