Research Fellow - Statistical Genetics/Epigenetics/Health/Psychology (110081-0125)

For informal queries, please email Dieter Wolke (Professor) at d.wolke@warwick.ac.uk.

Project Title

Born Very Preterm: A Natural Experiment of How Early Adversity and Social Environment affect Life Course Development (PRETERM_LIFECOURSE). (More information on the grant here.)

What scientific question will you investigate?  Outline of the project aims:

This post will focus on investigating how developmental adaptations after preterm birth or adverse environmental exposures are associated with trade-offs in terms of longevity; i.e. accelerated brain, physiological, cell and functional ageing.

Candidates should have experience of epigenetic sequencing, advanced statistical analysis eg, regression, growth and structural equation models to determine protective and resiliency factors for accelerated ageing.

About the research group:

The research fellow will be part of the Warwick Lifespan and Neonatal Group (WarwickLNG), a multi-disciplinary group of Assistant professors, postdocs, research assistants and PhD students, and collaborate with collaborators at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Helmholtz Institute in Munich and the University of Bonn.

We have further international collaborations with the University of Helsinki and University of Oulo for this project and work closely with genetic researchers at the Louis Pasteur Institute, Paris and Max-Planck Institute in Nijmwegen in a related project.  You will be embedded within a vibrant multi-disciplinary research group with international partners with many learning opportunities.

The major outcome will be the delivery of ageing indices, and dissemination of results of analysis of whether accelerated or slowed ageing is associated with prematurity or healthy start in life and can be altered by exposures to negative or positive environments across childhood and early adulthood.

We and the wider University of Warwick environment offer substantial opportunities for professional development including regular opportunities to attend international conferences.

The post allows for hybrid working.

Keywords: Preterm, genetics, epigenetics, health, psychology, developmental adaptations, data analysis.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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