PhD Candidate / Data Scientist in Statistical Genomics (f/m/d)

We offer:

• an exciting job within our highly motivated multidisciplinary team of statisticians, bioinformaticians, and clinician scientists
• highly personalized supervision at the forefront of integrative biomedical sciences
• the opportunity to obtain a PhD (Dr. rer. nat. or Dr. sc. hum.)
• the possibility to join the structured graduate school SGBM (https://www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de)
• outstanding working conditions in an international environment
• opportunities for regular internal and external training and further education
• a family-friendly employer
• employee offers / health offers (e.g. UKF jobticket, Hansefit)

Your mission:

• apply and extend existing methods and develop new approaches for the integrative analysis of high-dimensional transcriptomics, methylomics, and time-to-event data
• plan and conduct statistical analyses in cooperation with our experienced team
• publish research findings in scientific manuscripts and as open-source software
• present research results at national and international meetings and conferences

Your qualifications:

• a strong interest in translational research at the intersection of methods development and biomedical application
• a Masters degree in mathematics / statistics / epidemiology / bioinformatics / data sciences or a comparable subject
• experience in programming (R, Python, &)
• proficient knowledge in written and spoken English
• independent, target-oriented working manner
• strong commitment to research ethics and teamwork
• good communication skills

The position is full-time and limited to four years. The salary will be determined in accordance with TV-L.