HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics

HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics

Harvard Medical School – O'Connor lab – Computational Human Genetics

We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the O'Connor lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, in the field of computational human genetics. Prospective postdoctoral researchers should hold a Ph.D. by the time they would begin their position. We are most interested in applicants who have experience in computational methods development, in human genetics or a different field.

• Developing methods to compare the genetic architecture of rare vs. common genetic variation
• Developing methods to analyze GWAS data using graphical models and genome-wide genealogies
• Developing methods to integrate rare protein coding genetic association data with functional and machine learning-derived features
• Developing methods to characterize the genetic architecture of autism

This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Salary is determined by the number of years post PhD. Detailed guidelines are available at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in computational human genetics or related fields
• At least one peer‑reviewed first‑author publication

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