Boston, MA: Postdoctoral fellow of genetic epidemiology of cancer, Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School

Postdoctoral fellow of genetic epidemiology of cancer
Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct genetic epidemiological research on breast cancer and skin cancer. The candidate should have a doctoral degree in epidemiology or other related fields. Skills and knowledge in genetic epidemiology are essential. Programming using SAS is required. Skills in R and plink programming are big plus. She/he is expected to conduct candidate gene-based studies and genome-wide association studies, using the existing large Harvard cohorts, such as Nurses Health Study I and II and Health Professionals Follow-up Study. She/he is not expected to conduct methodological developments. She/he will perform statistical analysis using the existing methods and approaches and write manuscripts. She/he is expected to be highly self-motivated and productive. Please send CV to Jiali Han at nhhan@channing.harvard.edu