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Posted: 24-Sep-25
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Internal Number: 15164
School: Harvard Medical School
Department/Area: ***
Position Description:
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the O'Connor lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, in the field of computational human genetics. Prospective postdoctoral researchers should hold a Ph.D. by the time they would begin their position. We are most interested in applicants who have experience in computational methods development, in human genetics or a different field.
Possible areas of research include:
1. Developing methods to compare the genetic architecture of rare vs. common genetic variation
2. Developing methods to analyze GWAS data using graphical models and genome-wide genealogies
3. Developing methods to integrate rare protein coding genetic association data with functional and machine learning-derived features
4. Developing methods to characterize the genetic architecture of autism
2. Developing methods to analyze GWAS data using graphical models and genome-wide genealogies
3. Developing methods to integrate rare protein coding genetic association data with functional and machine learning-derived features
4. Developing methods to characterize the genetic architecture of autism
Salary and Benefits
This position is salaried and benefits eligible. Information regarding postdoctoral fellow salary, which is determined by the number of years post PhD, and benefits can be found at https://postdoc.hms.harvard.edu/guidelines.
With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) – UAW for purposes of collective bargaining and matters affecting your compensation and working conditions.
Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy.
Basic Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in areas such as computational human genetics or related fields
- At least one peer-reviewed first-author publication
Contact Information:
Brian Meade,
Countway Library, Administration Suite
695 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Countway Library, Administration Suite
695 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Contact Email: brian_meade@hms.harvard.edu
Special Instructions:
Required documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Research for PhD work
- Cover Letter describing your interest in the lab and initial ideas for new research directions or projects you could undertake in the lab.
- Note with names and contact information for three people who have agreed to serve as your reference
- One first-author publication or preprint
Please submit application documents through the ARIeS portal.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy.
About Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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