Research Assistant in Psychiatric Genomics

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06: £32,982 to £38,205**

**CMVM / Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences**

**Full-time (35 hours per week)**

**Fixed-term: 24 months**

We are looking for an enthusiastic research assistant with interest in, and a desire to analyse, genomic and/or longitudinal mental health data.

**The Opportunity**:
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher 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 research assistant post focused on acquiring, preparing and analysis 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 work with senior colleagues on projects working across 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. This post would suit a researcher looking to eventually progress towards a PhD position or into a next level data science or public health position.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Experience of collecting or acquiring genomic and/or longitudinal data
- Experience of working with R or other statistical packages
- Desire to work within mental health research
- 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 £32,982 to £38,205

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.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages **(opens new browser tab)

Interviews will be held at a date to be confirmed.

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