[SocBiN] Postdoc in Scherzer's lab @ Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women?s Hospital

Xianjun Dong xianjun.dong.umass at gmail.com
Mon Jan 27 16:27:23 CET 2014


Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital 

Postdoctoral Position: Applying Statistics to Develop A Personalized Medicine for 
Parkinson’s Disease 

A Postdoctoral Position in Neurogenomics is available at The Neurogenomics Laboratory of Brigham & 
Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Principal Investigator: Dr. Clemens Scherzer). This fully 
funded position is available for a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension. The postdoctoral 
fellow will also participate in training activities associated with a T32 training grant from NINDS (PI: Dr. 
Rebecca Betensky): “Training in Neurostatistics and Neuroepidemiology,” including regular seminars, 
opportunities to present work in progress, and a journal club. 
 
Your tasks: We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, science-driven and experienced postdoctoral 
fellow to join our team to perform large-scale analysis of longitudinal clinical, gene expression, metabolite, and 
genetic data sets in order to identify markers that predict prognosis, track progression, and help with diagnosis. 
Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of univariate and multivariate markers will be performed. The 
candidate will be co-mentored by Dr. Scherzer and Dr. Betensky of the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard S 
chool of Public Health. 
 
Your qualifications: Applicants are expected to have Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree with strong statistical 
background and SAS knowledge. Strong quantitative skills are advantageous. Excellent English oral and written 
communication skills are required. Interest in an independent academic research career is encouraged. 
Candidates must have a publication record. 
 
Please submit your application, including a statement of research interests, a biosketch, and three 
references to Kris Vernon at kvernon at partners.org. 
Salary will be commensurate with experience. 

More details:
http://www.scherzerlaboratory.org/pdf/Neurogenomics%20Postdoctoral%20Fellowship%20Harvard%20Medical%20School%20Scherzer.pdf

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Harvard Medical School
Faculty of Neurology Department
Brigham and Women's Hospital

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