Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences 

This full-time role is available from 1 December 2022 on a fixed term basis until 30 November 2023.

The Post

The Department of Psychology wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on epigenomics and machine learning in relation to neurodevelopment. The successful applicant will join a project funded by The Waterloo Foundation to understand attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder and co-occurring traits by analysing longitudinal data from children with complex neurodevelopmental phenotypes, performing bioinformatic analyses and applying machine learning approaches.   

The post will include project management, literature reviews, advanced statistical analyses, diagnostic tools. The project will also involve connecting with families with ADHD throughout and it will provide an opportunity to the postholder for to engage with them and to conduct impactful and rewarding research. The project will be based at the University of Exeter in collaboration with the University of Bristol. Hybrid working options in the UK are possible for this post.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events. 

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in bioinformatics/data science/genetic epidemiology and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to perform genomic/epigenomic analyses and/or apply basic machine learning methods to molecular datasets. Knowledge on neurodevelopment is desirable but not essential.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

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Further information

For further information please contact Dr Doretta Caramaschi, [email protected]

The closing date for completed applications is 30th  October. Interviews are expected to take place in November.