Post-Doctoral Fellow in Statistical Genetics.
Department of Biology
University College London
(three positions)

We are looking to fill a three year Wellcome Trust funded Post-Doc position starting from October 2002 at the earliest.

The starting salary will be between approximately 23,000-25,000£/year plus 2138£/year London allowance.

The project is centered on population genetics of common diseases and variable drug response and will involve close collaboration on experimental and clinical projects. In particular, we are investigating how genetic variants involved in common clinical phenotypes and pharmacogenetics can be identified in association studies. The succesful candidate will work on the development and implementation of statistical methods and
computational tools for population genetics and bioinformatics. The project offers the opportunity to work on a variety of different, predominantly data-oriented, projects and there is ample scope for applied statistical work on biomedical data.

No prior knowledge of population genetics is necessary and the project would ideally suit recent PhDs with a background in the physical, mathematical or engineering sciences, who are looking for a career change into biomedical research. A good grasp of modern computational techniques is essential with preference given to applicants who have experience in programming in C, C++ or Java and Perl. We have our own workstation
cluster and experience with the Linux operating system would be an advantage.

The Department of Biology has recently been very successful in obtaining several large grants and houses a number of very competitive, experimental and theoretical research groups. Moreover, there are ample opportunities to collaborate with other departments within University College London.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Michael Stumpf
Department of Biology
The Darwin Building
University College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
email: m.stumpf@ucl.ac.uk
tel: (+44) 0207 679 2263
fax: (+44) 0207 679 2887

Applications should include CV, list of publications and a brief outline of the scientific career to date. Please also arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the above address.

Closing date Friday 20 September 2002
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