PhD Candidate in Genetic Epidemiology – Genomics and Industry Collaboration

Three-year PhD position at HUNT MCE, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, in HUNT-Genes IP (Industry-supported Programs for Innovation in Genomics), a Research Council of Norway project in which NTNU, St. Olavs hospital and pharmaceutical and health-technology partners build a model for academic-industry collaboration in population-based genetics. The project uses genotype data on more than 88,000 HUNT Study participants linked to hospital and primary-care records, the Medical Birth Registry, the Cause of Death Registry and the Norwegian Prescription Database, with data kept in HUNT Cloud.

The PhD will study how population genetic variation can identify and validate drug targets and explain disease risk and treatment effects, with genetic drug targets for Alzheimer's disease as the flagship application. Gross salary normally NOK 580,000.

Master's degree in genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, bioinformatics or an equivalent field with substantial training in genetic or genomic data analysis.