Postdoc Position in Psychiatric Genetics : West Haven, CT, United States

A postdoc position is available in the Division of Human Genetics at Yale Department of Psychiatry. The primary research focus will be to investigate the predisposition to psychiatric disorders and behavioral traits using genome-wide data. Expertise in one of the following areas is required: genetic epidemiology, bioinformatics, statistics, or related fields. The applicants must have, or be about to be awarded, a Ph.D. and/or M.D degree. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Renato Polimanti, Assistant Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine, on projects funded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. Further studies of substance use disorders will be carried out in collaboration with the group of Dr. Joel Gelernter via genome-wide investigations of a deeply-phenotyped cohort including more than 13,000 subjects. Additionally, there will be the possibility to be involved in collaborative studies on data from large GWAS consortia, including the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers, and the Million Veteran Project. Please email your application including a cover letter, a detailed CV, and contact details of 3 referees to renato.polimanti@yale.edu.

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