PhD position Medical Statistics LUMC (Leiden, Netherlands) in collaboration with WUR

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate interested in solving challenging and relevant statistical problems. The successful candidate will join a vibrant team of academic statisticians working within an international and multidisciplinary environment.

The position:
As a PhD student you will work within the department of Medical Statistics and Bioinformatics of LUMC in collaboration with the department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods of WUR. Your work will focus on the development of statistical methodology to combine heterogeneous omics datasets for identification of biomarkers. You will apply the methods to family data on healthy aging, the Leiden Longevity Study, and investigate transferability of the methods to plant data from WUR.

Your profile:
You hold a master (or bachelor) degree in Statistics, Biostatistics or a similar discipline.

More information can be found on the webpage
http://www.lumc.nl/home/0004/23583/80611011354221/1302111003435720
(www.lumc.nl, click on, english, working for us, research, phd student)
Or e-mail h.uh@lumc.nl (Dr. Hae-Won Uh), Fred.vanEeuwijk@wur.nl (Prof. Dr. Fred van Eeuwijk), or j.j.houwing@lumc.nl (Prof.Dr. Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat).