Hdruk Early Career Research Fellow - Oxford, United Kingdom - University of Oxford
Description
Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health) contains world-renowned population health research groups and provides an excellent environment for multi-disciplinary research and teaching.
We are currently seeking a talented and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher interested in developing large blood-based (biobank) prospective studies with a particular interest in adiposity, physical activity and cardiometabolic diseases.
The postholder will be a key collaborative link between the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, the Centre for Cancer Epidemiology at the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai and the National University of Malaysia's Molecular Biology Institute at the (UMBI).
The primary role of the postholder will work on the analysis and interpretation of detailed complex data as well as the development of innovative follow-up methods primarily in two large prospective biobank studies - the Indian Study of Healthy Aging (ISHA) and The Malaysian Cohort (TMC) study.
To be considered for the role you will hold a PhD/DPhil in statistical epidemiology (or be close to completion).
You will have demonstrated experience of the design and analysis of large prospective biobank studies in diverse populations incorporating complex data and strong quantitative analysis skills, using statistical programming packages such as Stata, SAS and R.
The ability to assimilate rapidly new software, scientific, medical and statistical concepts would be desirable.The post is full time and fixed term for 3 years in the first instance.
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