Applicants are invited to apply for a postdoctoral fellow position in Statistical Genetics at NIEHS/NIH. We seek an independent and creative scientist with interests that encompass methodological research in the area of mapping human genetic variation involved in disease predisposition and health related traits. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in statistics, statistical genetics, biostatistics, or related area, experience in developing statistical approaches, as well as understanding of genetics. Programming skills are required; desirable skills include implementation of statistical approaches, setting up and execution of simulation experiments, ability to manipulate large data sets.

NIH offers excellent salary and health care packages to its trainees. NIEHS has consistently ranked among the best places for postdocs to work, as surveyed by The Scientist.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Candidates may have no more than 5 years of postdoctoral training experience. To apply, click on the button below, or submit a cover letter, CV, and names of three references by e-mail to:

Dmitri Zaykin, Ph.D.
Biostatistics Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233 (A3-03)
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
E-mail: zaykind@niehs.nih.gov

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.


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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.

The NIEHS traces its roots to 1966, when the U.S. Surgeon General announced the establishment of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences within the NIH. In 1969, the division was elevated to full NIH institute status. Since then, the NIEHS has evolved to its present status as a world leader in environmental health sciences, with an impressive record of important scientific accomplishments and a proud history of institutional achievements and growth under the leadership of former directors Paul Kotin, M.D. (1969–1971), David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D. (1971–1990), and Kenneth Olden, Ph.D. (1991–2005).

Today, under the guidance of its 2006–2011 Strategic Plan, the NIEHS is expanding and accelerating its contributions to scientific knowledge of human health and the environment, and to the health and well-being of people everywhere.