PhD Opportunity - Biomedical Data Science

Job Description

An ambitious, self-motivated student is wanted to undertake a PhD studentship in the application of biomedical data science to understand the aetiologies of common diseases, create risk prediction models, and develop open computational tools and resources. This superb opportunity is funded by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Examples of specific research projects could include:

• Identifying causal mediators between genetics and cardiometabolic diseases
• Developing new computational methods for predicting causal relationships between molecular traits
• Exploring the links between genetics, biomolecular traits, and multimorbidity

The PhD studentship will be hosted at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care (https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/). The student will be based at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI, https://www.hlri.cam.ac.uk/) in the BHF Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit (CEU, https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/ceu/).

The student will develop valuable skills in genomics, multi-omics, machine learning, epidemiology, biostatistics, data manipulation, programming in statistical software packages (e.g. in R, Python) and handling and analysis of large-scale data (including multi-omics and electronic health records).

The student will benefit from opportunities to network across institutions (Cambridge, Nottingham and Oxford) and blood services (NHSBT and the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood), make connections with staff/students within other BTRUs and participate in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities (e.g., involving the public in your research and presenting work at public events).

Requirements

• Hold (or expect to achieve) at least a good upper second class (2:1) honours degree from a UK university or equivalent.
• Preferably a Master’s degree in a biological or quantitative science (e.g., computer science, statistics, mathematics, epidemiology, biochemistry, physics, engineering).
• Experience with programming (e.g., Python, R) and enjoy working in a team environment.

Benefits

The studentship provides a stipend of £18,622 per year for three years. UK-level tuition fees are covered; other applicants will need to secure additional funding for overseas student fees.

Application Instructions

Application deadline: 22 December 2023. Apply via the University's portal: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/cvphpdhpc. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on a rolling review basis. For full details and contact information, see the original listing: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44185/.