Post-Doctoral Researcher for European FP7 Project HELIX - Statistics

Organisation: Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)
Duration: 2 years
Salary: € 26.000-€28.084

Established in 2005, CREAL is a leading research centre in environmental exposure assessment and epidemiology. Our mission is to promote and develop advanced epidemiological research on environmental factors affecting human health, to facilitate the prevention and control of its harmful effects. CREAL investigators are experienced in longitudinal epidemiological studies of environmental factors and child health. With our long-standing experience in national and international multi-centre investigations, our portfolio is ever expanding, including the coordination of an increasing number of projects funded through the European 7th Framework Programme.

For a new, innovative project called HELIX (www.projecthelix.eu), we are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to join our young, dynamic team in child-health research. The project consortium exists of 13 partners from eight countries, which are working to link environmental epidemiology studies with “omics” laboratory sciences. Based on the ‘exposome’ concept, the project will generate a large amount of data on early-life exposure to multiple environmental factors and will associate these with omics biomarkers and child health outcomes (Vrijheid Environ Health Perspect 2014).
 

As a post-doctoral researcher, you will:
- Perform statistical analyses to describe dependencies between exposures, define exposure patterns and their predictors, and explore inequalities.
- Conduct statistical analyses linking exposome and health outcomes.
- Interpret and discuss the results with other HELIX members.
- Write scientific papers.
- Contribute as co-author to some HELIX publications.
- Present results in scientific conferences and meetings.
Person Specification:
- PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Biostatistics or related topics
- Experience in conducting statistical analyses, especially on multivariate methods (factor analysis, clustering, …).
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Excellent writing skills.
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Teamplayer, yet capable of working autonomously, rational thinker

You can direct questions about the position at Diana van Gent, HELIX Project Manager, email dvangent@creal.cat, tel (+34) 93 214 73 54

Send your one-page application and CV to selecciorrhh@creal.cat.