Research Fellow in Statistical Genetics

Position 

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to integrate both polygenic risk models and clinically actionable rare variants to create more comprehensive disease risk assessments. We will use WGS data to assess the combined monogenic and polygenic risks for heritable diseases, focusing on different ethnic and ancestry groups to develop and adjust prediction models for lifetime disease risk and age of onset for possible clinical follow-up. 

Who we’re looking for 

We’re looking for a motivated researcher with a PhD with proficiency in statistical genetics or genetic epidemiology and exposure to health data analysis. We expect knowledge in some of the following areas: human genomics, population genetics, bioinformatics, (genetic) epidemiology, biostatistics.  

What you will get 

We are forming a joint research team with FIMM (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-helsinki-institute-life-science/units/fimm)  at the University of Helsinki   https://www.helsinki.fi/en) with the group of prof. Samuli Ripatti https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/samuli-ripatti under the recently funded TeamPerMed project funded by EU and Estonian government. This international setting will give the successful applicant opportunity to collaborate and join forces of two research centres and large biobanks. There will be opportunity to supervise PhD students and gain teaching experience. 

Who we are 

The University of Tartu (https://ut.ee/en)  was founded in 1632. With more than 14,000 students and 1,500 faculty UT is a thriving international hub for science and education. Institute of genomics (https://genomics.ut.ee/en)  was founded in 2018. Today we are more than 170 enthusiastic individuals of many languages. 20 % of our academic staff and students are international. We run the Estonian biobank (https://genomics.ut.ee/en/content/estonian-biobank), which is an awesome resource for genomics and multiomics research with genetic and registry-based health information for over 200 000 people. We have strong track record in research into how genetic variation is translated into variation in health outcomes and how this genetic variation was formed in the first place. We are heavily invested into bringing the knowledge to life in applications of personalised medicine. 

How to apply 

For more information please don’t hesitate to contact prof. prof Reedik Mägi <reedik.magi@ut.ee> and Mait Metspalu <mait.metspalu@ut.ee>

Apply here: https://ut.recrur.com/public/link/tartu-ulikool-statistilise-geneetika-teadurresearcher-fellow-in-statistical-genetics/fe2cb8e8-1 by 1st November 2024. 

Full information can be found here https://ut.ee/en/job-offer/research-fellow-statistical-genetics