Postdoctoral Fellow-MSH-32910-030

About the role

The Mullins Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with a PhD in Statistical Genetics, Computational Biology or a similar field, to lead statistical genetic studies of suicide phenotypes.

Responsibilities

• Statistical analysis of genetic and genomic datasets and electronic health records
• Manuscript writing
• Oral presentations at lab meetings, consortium calls, and scientific conferences
• Engaging in regular collaborative meetings with teams of scientists locally and internationally

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistical Genetics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics or similar field
• Programming skills (particularly R, Unix/Linux)
• Experience working with genetic datasets
• Proficiency in running statistical genetics software
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative international team
• Working knowledge of GWAS and post-GWAS analyses
• Experience with diverse ancestry genetic data
• Familiarity with psychiatric nosology