Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Lab of Dr. Ya-Ming Hou

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

We seek candidates with a fresh PhD or a fresh MS degree to apply bioinformatics skills to decode tRNA modifications in cancers and in neurodegeneration diseases. This candidate should also have basic molecular biology skills and be able to use CRISPR techniques. tRNA modifications are the exciting frontier in the central dogma of genetic information transfer from DNA to RNA to protein, where tRNAs are the adaptors and the modifications in tRNAs control the adaptor activity.

Requirements

• a fresh PhD or a fresh MS degree
• Commitment: at least 3 years
• bioinformatics skills
• basic molecular biology skills
• CRISPR techniques

Responsibilities

• Use bioinformatics to analyze genome-wide sequencing data
• Use molecular biology skills to use CRISPR techniques to generate genetic deletion in human cell lines
• Use molecular biology skills to analyze RNA samples and other nucleic acid samples

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees