Location: Houston, TX
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
## **Summary** The Atkinson Lab in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine is recruiting a motivated Postdoctoral Associate to lead research projects in statistical and population genomics. The postdoctoral associate will use large-scale genomic datasets to develop, evaluate, and apply ancestry-informed methods for studying complex traits across human populations. The position offers opportunities to drive analyses within major consortium projects, contribute to statistical and computational method development, publish high-impact research, and gain mentorship experience through training junior members of the group. The Postdoctoral Associate will have flexibility to tailor projects to their own related interests and to contribute to a range of ongoing efforts in the lab, that includes: - Elucidating the genetic architecture of complex traits, with an emphasis on psychiatric phenotypes, using ancestry-informed approaches for GWAS, polygenic risk scoring, fine-mapping, and heritability analyses. - Extending and developing statistical and computational tools for genomic analyses in ancestrally heterogeneous and admixed cohorts. - Characterizing patterns of admixture, demographic history, and natural selection relevant to human genetic variation and complex trait architecture. - Building scalable analytic pipelines for large biobank, consortium, and population genomic datasets. The lab has leadership roles in multiple international consortia, that includes the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium PTSD Working Group, the Neuropsychiatric Genetics in African Populations study, and the Latin American Genomics Consortium. These collaborations provide access to a wide range of large-scale genomic datasets, phenotypes, and opportunities for collaborative research. Baylor College of Medicine is a global leader in genetics research and provides a vibrant multidisciplinary environment with close links to institutions across the Texas Medical Cent