13 Dec | Instituto De Salud Global De Barcelona (Isglobal) | Barcelona
Descripción
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy, and education.
ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level.
Research is organized in five programs:
Climate, Air Pollution, Nature and Urban Health; Environment and Health over the Lifecourse; Global Viral and Bacterial Infections; Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases; Maternal Child and Reproductive Health. ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ISGlobal is seeking a Biostatistician who is interested in taking over and managing activities in The Bipolar Exposome-Gene Interaction Naturalistic (BEGIN) study funded by the Fundació La Marató de TV3.
BEGIN aims to explore and clarify the influence of genetic factors related to circadian rhythms and environmental factors, such as air pollution, urbanization, green spaces, light, and noise exposure, on the course of Bipolar Disorder.
The post holder will work with Dr Léa Maitre, assistant research professor in the area of Exposome research.
It will provide opportunities for interaction with other groups (internally, nationally, and internationally) in particular within the Exposome Hub, the data science group, and the Environment and Health over the Lifecourse program.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS Master in biomedical sciences, biostatistics, bioinformatics, or epidemiology with a strong emphasis on data analysis. Knowledge of applied statistics. Strong experience in R programming. Self-motivated, autonomous person with teamwork skills and ability to work on various projects. Professional attitude and excellent attention to detail. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Good communication skills both written and spoken. Good level of English (written and spoken). KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The position will involve preparing the patient database and codebook based on repeated questionnaire data, genetics, sensors, and geographical information system (GIS) modelling extracted variables related to the environment.
The technician will also be involved in conducting exposome-wide association studies in relation to various mental health symptoms in bipolar patients.
The technician will also work with large datasets from multiple sources, related to psychiatric disorders and exposome research.
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