Post Title: Ussher Lecturer in Biostatistical Genomics
Post Status: 5-year contract
Discipline/Faculty: Psychiatry, School of Medicine within the Faculty of Health Sciences
Location: Trinity Centre, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8
Salary: Lecturer salary scale: Pre-95: €34,386 - €68,548 / €70,748 - €77,517 per annum / Post-95: €36,156-€72,024 / €74,340-€81,465 per annum
*Appointment will be made at a maximum of the 8th point of the Lecturer salary scale i.e. €48,211 or €50,708 per annum
(Pre ‘95 applies to staff who have been employed in the public sector prior to April 1995 / Post ‘95 applies to existing staff employed in the public sector post April 1995/new entrants to the public sector)
Closing Date: 12 Noon on Tuesday 8th June, 2010
Post Summary
We are seeking an individual with biostatistical expertise in genomics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics to support the discovery of the pathogenic basis of common diseases.
Background to the Post
The Neuropsychiatric Genetics Research group (NRG) is a multidisciplinary Research Centre within the School of Medicine, with strong collaborative links to Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), the School of Genetics and the Trinity Centre for High Performance Computing (HPC). We study the complex relationships between phenotype and genotype in neuropsychiatric disorders in order to understand the biological basis of these disorders. This will enable the development of new therapies and treatment strategies for patients. The NRG is the core of Clinical and Molecular Neurosciences, one of the five strategic research arms of the School of Medicine that includes neuroimaging, neurology and neurodegeneration, areas that fit well within Neurosciences, Biosciences and Translational research. Neuroscience and Molecular Medicine are major research programmes, and Biosciences and Translational Research is a Priority Research Theme in the College Strategic Plan, 2009-2014. This post is a key component of these strategic areas. The School accounted for 17.5% of College research income in 2008-2009 and has 200 graduate students. Genomics research activities at the School are at multiple stages of development from the immediate availability of whole genome SNP data on case control and family cohorts concerning common complex genetic disorders (Schizophrenia, Autism, ADHD, Eczema, Crohns disease and Ulcerative Colitis), to the early phase of high throughput sequence and copy number analysis projects, and the data collection
phase of epidemiological programs such as TILDA and Growing Up in Ireland (GUI), all of which will require expertise not sufficiently developed within the School or the College. There is the need to incorporate genomic data into structural and functional neuroimaging as such projects develop in the coming years in collaboration with School of Medicine (SOM) and TCIN researchers. This links the post with an array of senior brain imaging investigators who would like to incorporate Genomics data into their analyses. This is a major growth area of Biosciences and Genomic Medicine in Ireland, as Ireland has valuable clinical resources for genomic analysis of complex disorders due to its population structure and geography.
Candidates must apply through e-recruitment on jobs.tcd.ie
Further information on this post is available online at jobs.tcd.ie