Research Fellow in Data Science

3 days ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum**

**CMVM / Centre for Genomic & Experimental Medicine / Institute of Genetics and Cancer**

**Full-time: 35 hours per week**

**Fixed term: until 31/08/2029**

**The Opportunity**:
3 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow positions in data science/molecular epidemiology are available within the Marioni Group at the University of Edinburgh. The posts will be fixed-term until 31/08/2029. These are part of a BBSRC-funded grant (“Methylation Ageing by Lifestyle and Tissue biosample - MALT”) into omics and healthy ageing.

The research projects will utilise DNA methylation data from three large, Scottish studies across both blood and saliva (~35,000 samples in total). We will:

- Carry out GWAS analyses to identify mQTLs that are unique/shared between blood and saliva,
- Develop the first large-scale epigenetic clocks and lifestyle/environmental (e.g., pollution, vaping, alcohol consumption) DNAm signatures based on saliva biosamples,
- Integrate the DNAm datasets with longitudinal eHealth records to build epigenetic signatures of healthy ageing, which we will then track longitudinally in parallel with other hallmarks of ageing using six waves of phenotype and DNAm data from the Lothian Birth Cohort of 1936.

These posts are full-time (35 hours per week) and will be office-based for a minimum of 3 days a week.

The salary for these posts is **£41,064 to £48,822**per annum.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- PhD in data science/molecular epidemiology
- Evidence of first author publications
- Ability to manipulate/analyse large datasets efficiently
- Understanding of genetic/epigenetic epidemiologyStrong statistical analysis skills

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**Application Information**
- CV
- Cover letter

**As a valued member of our team you can expect: (Can be tailored)**
- A competitive salary
- 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, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 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).

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews will be held approx. 2 weeks after the closing date **.

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