Statistical Genetics at the University of Washington

This postdoc position has been filled:

A 100% two-year Postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Starting date, as soon as possible after June 2004 (flexible).
Length: two years, subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Opportunity for a statistical geneticist to work as a postdoctoral Research Associate under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth Thompson, in the Department of Statistics on the development of statistical and computational methodology in the area of the genetic analysis of complex traits. Our current focus is in the area of Monte Carlo likelihood methods for the analysis of genetic data on pedigrees. This research is funded by NIH grant GM 46255, recently continued through November 2007: salary and benefits will be in accordance with NIH postdoctoral scales, and University of Washington policies.

Further information about this research can be found at on the web. Additional information on education and research in Statistical Genetics at the University of Washington can be found here .

Requirements: Ph. D. in Statistics, Biostatistics, or a related field
              practical knowledge of computing in a workstation environment,
              including programming experience.
              Some knowledge/experience in genetics or molecular biology.

The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. AA/EOE.

Students:

Both the Statistics and Biostatistics departments are seeking to expand this component of their graduate programs. For more information, see this website.

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