The Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research at the cutting edge of genomic medicine, computational biology, and network science. The candidate will analyze multi-omic data and develop statistical and network-based methods for integrative omics to advance our molecular understanding of the relationship between maternal exposures (including nutrition) and childhood asthma. The prospective fellow will be primarily mentored by Dr. Arda Halu (halu-lab.bwh.harvard.edu/) and work closely with clinicians, geneticists, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians in a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative research ecosystem.
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in a relevant quantitative field (e.g., genetics, epidemiology, biostatistics, computational biology, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, physics). They should have strong programming skills in R or Python, and prior experience with handling large datasets and/or analyzing high-throughput genomic data. Additional experience in working with large clinical cohorts or developing quantitative methods, and familiarity with statistical modeling, while not a requirement, is preferred. Strong communication skills and adherence to reproducible research standards are also essential.
Candidates interested in applying should submit their CV, the names of two references, and a cover letter to Dr. Arda Halu (arda.halu@channing.harvard.edu).
Additional information: Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a Harvard Medical School affiliated institution, with over 1000 principal investigators. The Channing Division of Network Medicine is a research division within the Department of Medicine whose goal is to define the etiology and reclassify complex disease using network- and systems-based approaches. Our division includes some of the largest population-based and pulmonary cohorts in the world, and an outstanding track record of mentoring.
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Brigham and Women's Hospital strives to keep its workplace safe and secure for the protection of patients, visitors, and staff. Therefore, our offer of employment is contingent upon completion of the following items.
• Satisfactory reference checks
• Satisfactory criminal background checks
• Authorization to work in the United States
• Medical clearance from our Occupational Health department
• Annual compliance with Mass General Brigham’s Influenza Vaccination Policy
• Compliance with Mass General Brigham’s COVID 19 Vaccination Policy
• Successful review of the Medicare program's Sanctions and Exclusions List
• Verification of education, current licensures and registrations, and credentialing (if applicable)
If you begin work before the results of these checks are determined, it is with full understanding that an unsatisfactory report may lead to termination.
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