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Subject: [Ltkhkunta] FW: FIMM is seeking qualified and motivated candidatesfor the position of postdoctoral researcher in statisticalgenomics/genomic epidemiology

The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, FIMM, (www.fimm.fi) is a partner institution of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (www.embl.org) together with Nordic nodes for molecular medicine in Norway (NCMM), Sweden (MIMS) and Denmark (DANDRITE). FIMM is a joint venture of the University of Helsinki, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. FIMM is located on the Meilahti medical campus in Helsinki.

FIMM is currently seeking qualified and motivated candidates for the position of

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN STATISTICAL GENOMICS/GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

for an Academy of Finland funded research project at Professor Samuli Ripatti’s group under Human Genomics Programme
https://www.fimm.fi/en/open-position/postdoctoral-researcher-statistical-genomicsgenomic-epidemiology

Professor Samuli Ripatti’s group in Statistical and Translational Genetics is focused on understanding genome-wide variation and its relation to complex traits and diseases, with particular focus on cardiovascular diseases and metabolism. Our research applies statistical genetics approaches utilizing the wealth of genotypic and phenotypic data from well-characterized Finnish large-scale population and disease-based cohorts and family collections.

(https://www.fimm.fi/en/research/groups/ripatti)

The Human Genomics Programme at FIMM builds on a long Finnish tradition of high-impact genetic research. The rapidly increasing capacity to describe the complete genetic and molecular makeup of an individual is changing the way we understand and treat disease. Finland has a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of this developing field. Our strategy is to work towards building a platform that integrates genomic and health outcome data from Finnish national population biobanks into a globally unique and valuable “big data” repository. This is exemplified by the SISu project (Sequencing Initiative Suomi), an international collaborative project aiming at cataloguing the near complete sequence information of Finns for genomic studies of health and disease (http://www.sisuproject.fi).

The successful candidate is expected to develop pipelines and perform Phenome-wide association analyses combining sequence variants and health registry -based phenotype data. The successful candidate will interact with national and international collaborators and participate in collaborative research projects. The work includes harmonising and imputing the genomic variant data as well as conducting and replicating association analyses using data primarily from the Finnish cohort studies. There is also a possibility for research visits in some of the leading global institutions. FIMM also provides excellent training opportunities for postdoctoral researchers through FIMMPOD postdoctoral program (https://www.fimm.fi/en/training/fimmpod)

Qualification and requirements: The successful candidate should hold a doctoral degree in the field of life science, statistics or computational sciences and preferable a strong track record in statistical or computational genetics, or registry-based epidemiological studies. The candidate should have fluency in written and spoken English, excellent organizational, communication and problem solving skills, strong capability to work independently as well as cooperate harmoniously with other scientists.

Salary and Contract: The salary will be commensurate with qualifications based on the University salary system and is depending on the credentials, previous experience and performance of the postdoctoral researcher. The contract is available for 18 months initially with a possibility of further extension. A successful candidate is expected to start on 1.9.2016.

Application should be written in English and include a one page cover letter summarizing the applicant’s career plans and CV with a list of publications and contact information for two referees. Applications should be submitted as a single pdf file by email ‘fimm-email@helsinki.fi’ with a headline “APPLICATION: FIMM OPEN POSTDOC POSITION (Group Ripatti)” no later than July 31st, 2016.

For further information please visit our website at www.fimm.fi and/or contact professor Samuli Ripatti (samuli.ripatti@helsinki.fi) or project coordinator Sari Kivikko, sari.kivikko@fimm.fi, (+358 40 567 0826). For the potential correspondence please use the following topic in your subject field “FIMM OPEN POSTDOC POSITION (Group Ripatti)”